When do you know you’ve made it?

It’s a question all entrepreneurs grapple with, I think. What’s your definition of success? I seem to have a shifting sense of this, and what my goal should be. I used to think that having enough customers for my business to support myself, that I would have reached success. The closer I got to that goal, the more I pushed the goal back. Perhaps it’s a never-ending cycle. You start with what you consider a modest goal, then when you reach it, you set your goal higher. What is success? Happyness? Power? Money? Fame? My most immediate goal is to run a successful business. It’s an obsession. But, what’s the point?

When I got to the point where my business was bringing in as much as I would have were I working for someone else, I didn’t let up a bit. If anything, I bore down harder than ever before. I cut back on some actiivites that weren’t directly related to my business (no, not family). In fact, I’ve been about five times more productive in business development than before. So, did I really achieve a goal?