Achievement is greater than Success
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
 “My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement - success will follow.”  ~ Helen Hayes 1900-1993, Award Winning Actress
Someone might have successfully changed the channel or hooked up the game console to the sounds system. They may have even got the high score on Mario Brothers.  But if they have not left the couch to help their mother clean up the house or load the dishwasher or take the trash out, then what have they really achieved?
So “success” leans much more towards the subjective… it is judgement based, context affected and defined differently by the masses.  Whereas achievement is more like putting points on the scoreboard in your ability to measure it. When a benchmark is achieved, a basket is made or a sale is closed. It’s an undeniable measure of accomplishment. Hmmn, I like the way she said it better. :)  ~ Kirk Out
