Along with my pile of 20 other things to do today, I was asked to answer a number of questions for Growth Business magazine. I am excited to say that they are going to be writing an article on me, which will appear later in the year.

Anyway on the list of question to answer was is one What is Success?

It is a rather interesting question because you can answer it in so many ways, can’t you. Well here is my answer, I hope you like it.

Dale, what is success to you?

Of course everyone has there own definition and interpretation of success. For me success is about three words; Balance, Happiness and Impact.

Firstly, there are many different facets to a persons life. It is a waste of time being a multi-millionaire if youre unhealthy, your marriage is in taters, you have a poor relationship with your kids and you do nothing for your community really, what is the point. I believe that for a person to be truly successful they must take some time to focus on each aspect of their life. It doesn’t mean every area needs to be a perfect 10 (nobody is), however it is important to keep things balanced and in the right perspective.

Secondly, people need to focus on doing things that are going to make them happy. Don’t wait because weeks quickly become months and months quickly become years! Maybe it is a dream holiday with the family, taking up a sport or hobby or time with special friends. Remember this saying, “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.”

And thirdly, at the end of our lives I believe that we should be able to say I gave more to the world than I took from it. So for me, making a difference and having an impact on people is an important thing. And I really see the things that I am doing now as just the beginning.

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