Very nice post.
People would like to pursue success and move ahead... It is a journey and not a destination. Here people climb one step at a time but the final step is in the clouds,very far away.... but the steps are definitely rising higher.
My perception of success is a plain and simple objective :
Contribute towards the growth and empowerment of others : students, faculty, other people who need a hand to rise up and reach for the stars. I have been working towards achieving this objective face to face for all these twenty seven years of my life, followed by email, gchat, facebook- message
I like that you mentioned others. Often times we think success is meant for us when really it's about others