Most people say they want success, but when you ask them what success means you get wildly different responses. We recently asked some of the best and brightest in our community to tell us about how they define success and have shared their responses below.

Marianne K. S. Paulsen | Illustrator

Career wise, success would be making art that makes me feel creatively fulfilled, and earning enough money from this to keep a roof over my head and afford tea, honey, bread and brie, the good life, hehe. Read more>>

Alexandra Stergios | Sports/News Anchor

Success is the result of a balance in your life. Feeling good and confident with yourself, having peace and joy. Doing exactly what makes you happy. Knowing yourself and seeking for the best version posible of you. Creating the life you choose. Read more>>

Darnai Thomas | Private Chef & Caterer

I Define Sucess As The State In Which You Are Genuinely Happy With What You’ve Accomplished In Any Aspects Of Your Life. Read more>>

Nicole Cinaglia

This question is personal and unique to every person, I think. For me? I look at giving up in a much bigger and broader sense. Giving up means dead. I haven’t always felt this way. It’s a more recent insight into my life. When I decided to take my shot and make Acting a living in 2009, I knew it would be a struggle but I could never have predicted all I endured. Read more>>