Reflective Essay On Success Analysis

Success: The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. This is how Merriam-Webster defines success. For many, this is the way success is measured. There are millionaires flaunting their money and fancy cars, wearing expensive watches and clothes looking at success only in a material aspect. For some time I was one that measured my success in what I had to show for. I looked at every material object I had as a sign of my success. Since the beginning of Success Strategies at WITC, my views of success have changed, and I have learned many ways of improving my lifestyle and thought processes in order to become a successful student. I will share with you three specific strategies came to mind when I thought of what I learned and how …show more content…
This brings me to my second strategy I have learned which I struggle with many times thought my life not only in school but at home too, emotional intelligence (EQ). EQ is the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions in order to communicate, relieve stress, empathize, and resolve conflicts. The opening page to the chapter reads “Creating worldly success is meaningless if I am unhappy. That means I must accept responsibility for creating the quality of not only my outcomes but also my inner experiences”. Life throws many obstacles in your path, some of them good some bad. How we handle these situations is what determines the outcome of our lives. First step to a successful EQ is developing and constructive emotional mindset. This starts with the practice of knowing emotions. Building and identifying emotions and how they affect you can help you identify when you are acting on emotion. This can have negative effects when trying to deal with stressful situations. I also need to learn to identify what causes certain emotions in order to be able to control how I will react. Stress is an emotion that can have both positive and negative. Stress can lead to arise in anger, anxiety, and sadness often leading to depression. Although I do not believe that I have been exposed to depression, I have had stress cause anger and anxiety. Easy solutions such as exercising and getting a good night’s sleep can alone help reduce stress. I have always been bad at expressing my emotions so I think that I will take the books advice and look for someone to talk to when I am experiencing stressful emotions and situations. Whether it is a counselor, a teacher, or a friend just talking to someone can help me blow off steam and get helpful advice of what to do next. As I wrote previously about the opening page of the chapter, success is meaningless if I am unhappy. Without a