What is meant by being successful in life?

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children...
[c=#7700B2]- Ralph Waldo Emerson - [/c]

Society seems to relate it to more superficial things, although i see it more about personal growth.

It doesn’t really matter, does it? There’s always something or someone to battle.

Depends on who's doing the defining.

Some might say if you're a single parent-live in a tough area; managed to put your kids to bed fed; clean and safe, THAT might be every bit as much of a 'success' as whatever the equivalent of a well-educated-career driven-5 figure salaried-three vacation a year-sport sex-analyst seeing 'successful' person.

When you are able to achieve your OWN set of priorities you are successful .

Being happy with what you have and what you have done.