What is being Successful?

We observe people running after success and few being tagged as successful person, I wonder what exactly one feels after being called successful person since I never had this feeling of being successful or have never ever been tagged as successful person. There are many motivational sessions, books and audio/video material available in market who teaches us on "How to become successful person in life?" The term success is very relational. It is like two sides of a coin. I know few who are termed as successful but the cost paid by them to become successful is very high but as I said “It is a relational thing".

Let’s take one example; we have one person working day & night, following all rules of so called becoming successful tools and have achieved great heights in terms of career, money and posses many other materialistic things. He travels most of the time and when at home he is mostly online with his Tab and Smartphone. He hardly finds time to be with his family and friends but mind you “He is successful person” for others but not necessarily in eyes of his family and friends who miss him and look forward to share some time with him.

On the other end we have a person earning enough to have two times meal and provide education to his children. He does not possess materialistic things. He is mostly home after office hours. Have dinner with his family and be with his children and friends on Sundays. He is involved in all small things which needs his attention within his family and is fortunate enough to see his children grow.

Here whom will you term as successful??  The one who has followed all rules of being successful and earned enough to be retired after he reaches age 50 or the one who gave importance to earlier stages of his family life and might not have enough to enjoy in later stage of his life.

I am sure, readers who are reading this post might fall in one of the category and would certainly have something to say by judging themselves and share their views.