How do you measure your success???

How are you judging your success in life?
I ask this question, and I will ask it over and over again because it’s important.
Success has several definitions and almost all of them deal with hard work, perseverance and strong will and personal constitution…
For me that is crap.
Congratulations if you are rich, I am so happy for you if you are a political hero, I am thrilled you are a singer with many fans and boy oh boy I can’t wait to see your next movie…but in the end, did those experiences touch you as much as when someone tells you that you helped them from quitting something they needed for survival? Did they make you as happy as you felt when your Mom teared up when you surprised her by showing up unexpectedly for Christmas? How did those forms of success make you feel when you missed your son’s graduation, or when you flipped off the old lady driving too slow because you had a meeting at work? Did you your movie make you happier than the attention your celebrity gave to charity?
I measure success on my personal relationships. I miss out sometimes on things because I am not wealthy, and I can’t always afford to go see everything my daughter does at school three hours away, but I try. I would rather be poor and live under a bridge and know that I have been kind and loving and GENUINE to everyone I could. I have not always felt that way completely. I have talked a lot of junk and did horrid things to people in my past…But I have changed…I want you all to know that if you are more driven at work than you are with your kids, and you can’t stand still for a minute and notice your wife’s haircut, and if you can’t tell your husband how nice he looks in his suit…If you’re too busy to notice the smiles you receive from the people you come in contact with…Than I don’t consider you all that successful, I am single, I live alone, I am poor as dirt, I have few possessions, but I feel VERY VERY SUCCESSFUL because I have done far more work with the people in my life than with the money…Think about that for tonight and I’ll talk to you all very soon!!!!
Love you all!
Rob