Webster doesn’t know everything. Some words can’t be defined by a dictionary. Rather they are defined by our values, ethos, and principles. We asked hidden gems from the community about how they define success and have shared their responses below.

$amson | Businessman, Creator, Producer

I define success as being able to provide for my family, and to keep running a successful business, or keep executing the same successful business moves in what I’m doing to remain “successful”. Read more>>

Tommy Gonzalez | Video Engineer & Equipment Manager

Success, to me, is defined as happiness, knowledge, and community. To find myself in a position to learn from someone greater, surrounded by people dedicated to a common goal, who are enjoying themselves; makes me happy. Read more>>

Brian Zepka | Author

I’d say my metrics for success are what have changed the most since becoming a creative. I am an author so when I first set out on my publication journey I thought I would define my book’s success solely based on indicators like the pace with which my book was acquired by a publisher, monetary size of my book deal, amount of copies sold, number of trade reviews, and so forth. After all, I chose traditional publishing so more people could read my work. Read more>>