Definition of Success

Success is achievement. As simple as that. It is crossing that finish line after a 26.2 mile marathon. It is cooking a 11 course meal and seeing your family's eyes widen due to the joy of eating your delicious meal. It is studying three hours straight last night and an extra thirty minutes before that horrible two hours of testing and passing that finals exam with an A+. Success is that feeling of relief that engulfs your heart and entire body after working so hard to come close to your goal. There are many steps one can take to achieve true success. But in my own opinion, you need the passion and determination and the desire in order to fulfil your task. If you don't have the desire while you are doing your task, according to Steve Jobs, you are insane.

Open up a tab for YouTube. Then type in the word "success." You will find hundreds of videos with the words tagged or titled success to it. Many are lectures from older people who have seen the world and experienced its crappiness and its hard work and have lived to tell about it. Even search up the phrase "Best success videos." There will be a lot of them viewed over a million times. I suggest you watch one. Or five. Ten might be overboard, but do whatever pleases you in trying to find the answer to success.

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In sophomore year,  I had an ex-army soldier PE and history teacher who made us look up motivational videos to motivate us for PE. I believe motivational sports videos are close to life-changing. They make you feel guilty for being lazy yet inspired to lose weight and improve in your specific sport. Sometimes we watched videos of people doing tricks in soccer or men performing professional pole dance. Yes, we watched men pole dancing, and it is no where near seductive but mind-blowing.

There was a motivational video that nearly made me cry. It was about a man who had lost the use of his legs due to a car accident. He lost faith in himself for not being able to walk after a couple years. He gained weight and was probably the saddest man alive. Many gym instructors tried to help him, but they were incapable and unfaithful in helping him walk again. One yoga instructor, however, had faith in this man. He wanted to help him. A
nd for a year, the man who could not walk did yoga. Mind you, yoga is not a sissy exercise. (I do yoga, and it makes me sweat buckets.) And this man can't use his legs!!! That's tough stuff! I believe he still practised yoga two years later and was able to do a handstand. This man could walk. He had someone help him. He succeeded. And he also needed the faith.

All one needs is innate faith to persevere.

So, yes, you need the faith. You need the faith that will back you up to fuel your actions to succeed. Without it, you'll be wasting your breath and sweat over something not worth it. For your next research paper or chemistry project, when you are with your partner, and when you are picking your college major, choose what you like. Choose what you enjoy and dive deeper into your field. Drop out of whatever you dislike. When people say that you should follow your heart, I advise you follow your heart. (Just don't do stupid things.)