Evan CarmichaelSpeaker / Author / Introvert

"Tony Hsieh's Unique Definition of Success: True Happiness"

30 Sept 2015 · 1 min

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In this Believe Nation segment, host Evan Carmichael opens by introducing the topic of defining success and references Tony Hsieh’s unconventional view: true success means being able to lose everything you have and still feel okay, indicating that happiness is not dependent on external possessions. Various speakers echo and question this idea, with one asking if losing everything could still be a fun challenge. Evan then shares his own definition, stating that success is fundamentally about happiness—being happy when doing work he loves alongside people he wants to be with. He emphasizes his passion for modeling success, explains why he created the channel, and invites viewers to comment their personal definitions of success, encouraging community engagement. The segment ends with a light-hearted reminder about his morning espresso routine.

Good morning, Believe Nation! Today we're going to talk about the definition of success. Over to you, Tony Hsieh.
I wake up every morning with espresso to keep me going.
The ultimate definition of success is you could lose everything that you have and truly be okay with it. Your happiness isn't based on external factors.
Could you lose everything and be happy?
I think that would actually be a fun challenge.
I love modeling success. It's why I made this channel, and I love hearing how different successful people break down what success means to them because I think we can learn a lot from it. I love Tony's definition because it's, it's different. It's not what you would expect most people to think of when they think of What is success? For me, success is all about happiness. I want to be happy. That's my end goal. And I'm happiest when I am doing the work that I love doing, when I'm doing it with the people who I want to do it with. That's my definition of success. And my question of the day for you today is, what's your definition of success? Leave it in the comments below. I'm going to join in the discussion. Thank you so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot. I've got espresso. I wake up every morning.
Espresso keep me going.