Success for me is a situation, when I achieve my aim, when I manage to do something, which was difficult and I spent a lot of time doing it. Success is important for me, because thanks to it, I become much more self - confident and I have a power to do more and more.
There are small and big successes. Small ones can be when I pass the test or when I get a good grade for my speech on speaking classes. Big successes are connected with much effort, for example wen I passed my matura and I got to the university on the faculty that I wanted. Maybe that was the biggest success which I achieved.
Anther kind of success is getting on with my friends, family members and my boyfriend. Why is it a success for me? Because I have to be patient, talk to my relatives very often about my and their problems, sadness, about their behavior that irritate me. What's more I have to be able to apologize and admit that somebody is right. And such an attitude isn't easy.
For some people, a commercial success is the most important issue. They feel successful when they earn a lot of money, when they have fans, when people admire them and even envy them.
And now is a good moment to ask if the success always keep people happy? Because someone once said: 'The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success'. I think that it's true, because when we get thing, we want to get another and when we achieve one success, we want to achieve more and more. It can be dangerous. There are some people who lost their private lives, their relations when they succeed.
One example that comes to my mind is Britney Spears. Few years ago she was a beautiful, gifted, well - known singer. She achieve a commercial success but when she tried to set up home, she wasn't able to do it. She got divorce with her husband after some time, then she had a suppression of parental rights and finally she had some psychological problems (she shaved all her hair, it was really controversial). Today she tries to come back at the height of her fame, but is she happy? It's hard to say. For me the happiness is intrinsically connected with family life and with real love...
Now I would like to talk about a recipe for success. First, I have to think about the aims, what is the most important for me and decide what my priorities are. Than, I make a plan. For example when I want to pass my English exam in June, I plan that on Mondays I will read an English book, on Tuesdays I will listen to BBC News, on Wednesdays I will speak English with my friend and so on. Acting according to a plan and be consequent is really essential. Sometimes I don't have time to spend much time with my friends or just to do something for pleasure, but it's the prise of the success. It's good to reward myself for every success, for example by buying new clothes - it can be the motivation to do it more.
Finally, I would like to ask if success is a journey or a destination.? I suppose there are some successful people who just have good luck and they don't have to work on success for so long. What's more, some people are more intelligent, remember things faster than others, so they can pass exams without much effort. But I believe that everybody can achieve success if only they are strong - willed and if they really want to do it. The most important thing is simple not to give up after some failure, but draw a conclusion and become stronger and stronger.