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6 ways to measure success
Have you thought about what success looks like to you? If so, how do you measure your success?
Actually the first question is – do you need to to measure success?
We say yes.
One, because when you measure your success it makes you think about it. What is success and what does it mean to you? It makes you aware of what you want in life or business, rather than wandering aimlessly.
Two, it gives you something to aim for, and we know that as humans we thrive and are generally happier and more fulfilled when we have a sense of purpose.
Three, what gets measured gets done.
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement — that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.” ~ Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents
So how do you measure success?
That depends on the sort of success it is. Here’s 6 ways to measure success – or 6 different types of success and our (some obvious and some not so obvious) suggestions of how to measure them.
Academic success
Test results, marked work, grades
Qualifications
success at taking tests or being good at exams
a test of memory
a specific skill or ability such as art or sport
Ability to reason
Create a coherent argument
Work and career success
Salary
Title
Promotion
Status
Achievements
Bottom line –sales, bonuses
Social impact
Business success
Number of products produced
Number of products or services sold
Success statistics according to the industry e.g. online - the number of website visitors or signups; podcasting - the number of downloads and listeners
The ultimate measure of success is business is profit – with the possible exception of social enterprises.
Body, health and fitness success
Weight including:
calories consumed in a day
weight loss and gain
Body measurements
Percentage of Fat
Cholesterol, blood pressure etc.
Fitness
Number of repetitions
weight lifted
time spent running
distance covered
number of visits to the gym or sports played in a week
Inches lost or gained
% of fat or blood pressure or cholesterol reduced
Softer measures
increased self-esteem and confidence
look good
feel stronger and fitter, able to walk further or do more
Lifestyle
Experiences
Travel –
locations,
time away
holidays
Making enough money to support
travel
lifestyle
hobbies
experiences you want
Enough money to live where and how you want e.g. on a beach for a year like a digital nomad
It’s a different way of measuring success but just as valid and maybe more fun
Love and Relationships
Number of years in a relationship or anniversaries reached
Love hard to define and therefore hard to measure
Something to do with feelings and compatibility
Happy family
Number of friends or people in your networks (although can be superficial)
Episode 90 of The Changeability Podcast
Hear us talk more about this in episode 90 of the Changeability Podcast
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