Traditionally, the concept of success has been closely tied to wealth. And while that is likely still true, it turns out that Americans tend to think of other things when determining how successful they have been.
Recently, financial services company Empower asked 2,203 American adults, age 18 and older, to define success as part of the firm’s latest Secret to Success survey. A mere 27% of respondents cited wealth among the types of success they value most.
Instead, survey respondents were much more likely to cite the following three types of success as being more valuable.
2. Physical well-being (tie)
Survey respondents who cited this type of success as one of the three they value most: 35%
All the money in the world doesn’t amount to much if you don’t have the good health to enjoy it.
Good health is partially a matter of luck. But there are many other things you can do to boost your odds of remaining vigorous. For more, check out the “9 Tiny Habits That Make a Big Impact on Your Health.”
2. Free time (tie)
Survey respondents who cited this type of success as one of the three they value most: 35%
Many of us spend decades chained to our jobs, logging long hours just to try to get ahead. That makes our free time especially precious.
No matter how busy you are, there are always ways to put a little more time on the clock. To get started, learn about the “6 Essential Time Management Skills.”
1. Happiness
Survey respondents who cited this type of success as one of the three they value most: 59%
Who doesn’t seek to be happy? Plenty of rich and powerful people are miserable, and few would deem such an existence to be a “success.”
Even wealthy people who are content will tell you that money is not the key to their joy, as we reported in “6 Millionaires Who Say Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness.”
Instead, it’s better to strike a balance between building wealth and enjoying other parts of your life. Money Talks News founder Stacy Johnson offers some tips for doing so in “The 10 Commandments of Wealth and Happiness.”
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