Many people believe that success is defined primarily by the amount of wealth an individual has. I strongly disagree with this notion and opine that it is actually happiness which is the major driver of success. This essay will discuss firstly, why success is a state of mind and secondly, that material riches cannot absolutely define success.
While money can be thought of as a sign of achievement, it can in no way serve as a true barometer of success. What is most important in life is to have some sort of a passion and if one is able to realize his or her passion, they are an accomplished person in their own right. For example, teaching is not considered to be a high paying profession, yet many people choose it because they enjoy nurturing young minds and want to play their part in developing society’s future. Hence, for them, money is not the motivating factor but it is the invaluable experience they get from teaching.
A person who has amassed a great fortune may be viewed by the contemporary society as being successful, but the fact of the matter is that money can neither buy happiness nor health. For instance, a research study performed on some hundred millionaires showed that almost forty percent of the participants had high functioning depression. Even though these people had wealth, they were not necessarily content with their lives.
To conclude, it must be reiterated that material possessions like large houses and exotic cars should not define a person’s success and that anyone who lives to realize their true passion should be considered equally accomplished. 
 Many
  people
 believe that  
success
  is defined
  primarily
 by the amount of wealth an individual has. I  
strongly
 disagree with this notion and opine that it is actually happiness which is the major driver of  
success
. This essay will discuss  
firstly
, why  
success
 is a state of mind and  
secondly
, that material riches cannot  
absolutely
 define success.
While money can be  
thought
 of as a  
sign
 of achievement, it can in no way serve as a true barometer of  
success
. What is most  
important
 in life is to have  
some
  sort of a
 passion and if one is able to realize  
his or her
 passion, they are an accomplished person in their  
own
 right.  
For example
, teaching is not considered to be a high paying profession,  
yet
  many
  people
 choose it  
because
 they enjoy nurturing young minds and want to play their part in developing society’s future.  
Hence
, for them, money is not the motivating factor  
but
 it is the invaluable experience they  
get
 from teaching.
A person who has amassed a great fortune may  
be viewed
 by the contemporary society as being successful,  
but
 the fact of the matter is that money can neither  
buy
 happiness nor health.  
For instance
, a research study performed on  
some
 hundred millionaires  
showed
 that almost forty percent of the participants had high functioning depression.  
Even though
 these  
people
 had wealth, they were not  
necessarily
 content with their  
lives
. 
To conclude
, it  
must
  be reiterated
 that material possessions like large  
houses
 and exotic cars should not define a person’s  
success
 and that anyone who  
lives
 to realize their true passion should  
be considered
  equally
 accomplished.