Reference no: EM132913473 , Length: word count: 750

Learning Objectives

• Develop a personal definition of success and explain how grades play a role in shaping success in college
• For this activity, create your own definition of success. Dictionary.com defines success as "the favorable outcome of something attempted." For many students in college, success means passing a class, earning an A, or learning something new. Beyond college, some people define success in terms of financial wealth; others measure it by the quality of their relationships with family and friends.

Here is an example of a brief, philosophical definition of success:

• To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Ultimately, before we can know if we are successful, we must first define what success means for ourselves.

Directions
Develop a 750-word essay defining what success means to you in college and beyond. To help you develop this essay, you might want to consider the following:

Question 1: Why does this quote best represent your personal definition success?

Question 2: What people do you consider to be successful and why?

Question 3: What is your definition of success?

Question 4: What will you do to achieve success?

Question 5: What is the biggest change you need to make in order to be successful in college?

Question 6: How will you know you've achieved success?