We explain what success is, the origin of the term, its synonyms and antonyms. Also, why its meaning is subjective.
What is success?
Success is the successful result of an action or project. However, this definition is very broad, since it is a term that is always difficult to define, since today we associate success with success. objective life itself, and in that sense it is something tremendously subjective and personal.
Let's start, however, by clarifying that the word success comes from Latin exitus, which translates as "exit." The English language took it almost directly (“exit”), But in Spanish it underwent some transformations, which associated it with the idea of triumph, of obtaining the desired result or victory. That is, as the antonym of failure.
Thus, when we speak of being successful in something, or that some action is successful, we are using the term as a synonym of victory, or victorious, or what is the same, of triumph, or triumphant.
However, for each person success can mean something different, so it is a subjective concept. exist persons who persecute him in the professional field or in the business, associating it with wealth; others in the family and affective sphere, associating it with love; others in fame and recognition, and so on.
In any case, we often make success the ultimate goal of the existence, unconsciously converting the life in a competence. Perhaps we would be happier if we return to the original meaning of the word, and remember that, in life, whatever happens we will always be successful, because we will always find, in one way or another, the way out.