Million Dollar Habits

Million Dollar Habits – Page 5 
The Definition of Success 
Often people ask me to define the word “success.” My favorite definition is this: 
“Success is the ability to live your life the way you want to live it, doing what you 
most enjoy, surrounded by people who you admire and respect.” 
 
In a larger sense, 
success
is the ability to achieve your dreams, desires, hopes, 
wishes and goals in each of the important areas of your life.
Although each of us is unique and different from all other human beings who have 
ever lived, we all have 
four
goals or desires in common. On a scale of one to ten, 
with one being the lowest and ten being the highest, you can conduct a quick 
evaluation of your life by giving yourself a grade in each of these four areas. 
Healthy and Fit 
The first goal common to all of us is 
health and energy
. We all want to be healthy 
and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness. Today, 
with the incredible advances in medical science, the quality of our health and 
fitness, and our lifespan, is largely determined by design, not by chance. People 
with excellent 
health habits
are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer 
and better than people who have poor health habits. We will look at these habits, 
and how we can develop them, later in this book. 
Excellent Relationships 

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Million Dollar Habits – Page 6 
The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy 
excellent relationships,
intimate, personal or social, with the people we like and respect, and who like, love 
and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the 
quality of your relationships at each stage, and in each area, of your life. How well 
you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more 
of an impact on the quality of your life than perhaps any other factor. Throughout 
this book, you will learn the key habits of communication and behavior that build 
and maintain great relationships with other people.