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Here’s a list of 40 well phrased success definitions.  Familiarize yourself with these and you’ll be better equipped to articulate your own.  Note: Not all of these examples follow the suggested phrasing convention but they do work pretty well.

1. I know I am being successful by the feeling I'm giving my very best effort in everything I do.

2. I know I am being successful when I can live anywhere in the world I choose, at any time.

3. I know I am being successful when I have no deadlines to meet.

4. I know I am being successful by the absence of "time for money" arrangements

5. I know I am being successful when my stomach is knot free at all times.

6. I know I am being successful when there are no whiny people in my life.

7. I know I am being successful when I truly enjoy the full range of my emotions, even the ones I don’t like.  

8. I know I am being successful when I don't have to worry about the balance in my financial/bank accounts

9. I know I am being successful when I watch my kids becoming positive, compassionate, spiritual, loving adults.

10. I know I am being successful by how little I care about what other people think of me.

11. I know I am being successful when I am happy almost all of the time.

12. I know I am being successful by how much energy I have throughout the day.

13. I know I am being successful by how well I treat my body.

14. I know I am being successful by how often I feel at peace.

15. I know I am being successful by how rich my life is without being an expensive consumer.

16. I know I am being successful when I have thrown away my alarm clock because it is unnecessary.

17. I know I am being successful by how little I react to situations where one would normally be upset.

18. I know I am being successful when other people’s behavior doesn’t really affect me very much.  

19. I know I'm being successful by how many great whims I am following.

20. I know I'm being successful by how much of my day is spent in "flow."

21. I know I am being successful by how often I take vacations.  

22. I know I am being successful in life when I can afford to "lose myself" in everything that I endeavor.

23. I know I am being successful when I enjoy every single thing I do with my time.

24. I know I am being successful when I glow from the love I give and receive.

25. I know I am being successful when I am fully enjoying life’s gifts.

26. I know I am being successful by how rarely I rush or experience adrenaline.

27. I know I am being successful when life is so easy that I'm suspicious.

28. I know I am being successful by how quickly I come to accept and integrate every single event that occurs.

29. I know I am being successful when I have the reserves to freely engage in as many creative outlets as I wish at any given time.

30. I know I am being successful by how often I am feel inspired and energized.

31. I know I am being successful when people feel comfortable coming to me to brainstorm new ideas

32. I know I am being successful when my husband and I can't wait to be home together.

33. I know I am being successful by how many times I laugh each day. 

34. I know I am being successful by how meaningful my relationships are.

35. I know I am being successful by how often I feel the presence of God in my life during a day.

36. I know I am being successful by how often I flaunt (or ignore) the standard rules of the game.

37. I know I am being successful when I feel no anxiety, about anything, whatsoever.

38. I know I am being successful when I no longer have to work for money.

39. I know I am being successful by how little I hold back in what I say or do.

40. I know I am being successful when I don't feel the need to do nice things for people, and yet I do.