Your definition of success. Options

[Mistress Bags]

I remember having a conversation with my stepmom half a year ago about how my own grandmother thinks I'm a big stupid loser because I'm not in college at the moment, I don't have a car, I don't have much money, and I didn't have my own apartment (which I do now). My stepmom made a point, saying that in her eyes, I'm not successful because most of society views success as being financially stable and in college or working a respectable job. She said that my grandmother's perspective of me is flawed, so instead of seeing me as an intelligent, mature young adult, she sees me as a lazy, unsuccessful teenager, thus making me immature and stupid-- basically, a failure at life.

Anyhow, that got me thinking: if the normal people believe that the only definition of success, what would the more intelligent people have to say about it?

What, in your opinion, is your definition of success, as an individual?


(And if this topic is repeated, I'm sorry; I searched many keywords and didn't find anything on it.)