Success Habits For Dummies

Chapter 21

Ten Measures and Models of Success

IN THIS CHAPTER

Pursuing excellence throughout your life

Working at improving all aspects of yourself

Excellence is an art won by training and habitation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle

There are countless measures and models in establishing your pathway to success. For anyone who has the desire to be more successful, we have to define what success might be to us. And success is defined differently by each of us for the benefit of all of us. Success in life is really about playing all out at your present level of skill, thought, action, and idea. It’s the pursuit of excellence throughout your life journey.

Playing Your Game

Success is a striving for excellence while still playing the game of life within the means and parameters presently in front of you. Here's an example: I am not an exceptional golfer. I carry a handicap that fluctuates between 12 and 15 depending on time of year and how frequently I play and practice. If you ask any of my playing partners, they would describe me as a successful golfer, which means that I enjoy the sport, strive to get better, ...