2.8 What does success mean to you 成功之于你

To be successful is most people’s main goal in life; though what that success actually means to each person is usually very different. So what does success mean to you?

Perhaps you feel that in order to be successful you need more money? Or maybe it could be that you want a family of your own? Success to you could also be that you want to go back to university and study to improve your career prospects¹? There are so many things that success could be and you have to realise what it is in your life that you want to achieve, in order to know how to be successful.

Now you know what success actually is, how do you go about actually achieving it? Well the answer is simple.

For example, if you feel that to be successful you need to get a better job and earn more money, you first need to understand what to do in order to make that happen. So, sit down and make a list of all of the ways that you could get a new job. Perhaps you need to create a fresh resume² or maybe you do not yet have the right skills in order to get the job that you would like? Whatever it is that is stopping you, write it down.

Next you need to figure out how to overcome those obstacles³. If you need to create a resume then you may need to look through various tips in order to write one properly. If the problem is a little more complicated⁴ such as you do not have the right skills, then maybe you could join a part time course in order to achieve those skills needed?

There is always a way around things; though the path may not always be an easy one. The problem many people have is that they just give up before they achieve their success.

It is thought that most people throughout the world are not living the most successful life that they could be leading. Excuses come into play all of the time yet the truth is that most of the time people are just too scared of their ownsuccess. Are you scared of your success? Does change worry you?

If change does worry you then it could potentially hold you back. In that case you will need to understand what it is that scares you and you will need to confront⁵ it if you do want to make asuccess of your life. In fact, if you do manage to conquer⁶ your fear then that in itself is a success.

Overall⁷ being a success could mean a whole range of things to many different people. It all depends upon you. You just need to understand what you want in life and write down your life goals. That way you will know exactly what success means to you and you will also have a clearer idea of how to achieve it.

1 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

2 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

3 obstacles   

n. 干扰；障碍

参考例句：

• I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
• There's no formidable obstacles in the world. 世上没有无法逾越的障碍。

4 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

5 confront   

vt.遭遇，勇敢地面对，正视，使对质

参考例句：

• A soldier has to confront danger.士兵须面对危险。
• We must confront future with optimism.我们必须乐观地面对未来。

6 conquer   

vt.克服，征服，战胜，占领；vi.得胜

参考例句：

• There is always one thing to conquer another.一物降一 物。
• Will can conquer habit.意志能战胜习惯。

7 overall   

n.工作服，工装裤；全面的，全体的

参考例句：

• The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
• How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱？