Perpetually Curious

success : 1. obsolete : outcome , result 2a : degree or measure of succeeding b : favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence 3: one that succeeds succeed : 2a : to turn out well b : to attain a desired object or end From the latin succedere : to come after, or up from below Why do we not do a better job--or any job at all--defining success for ourselves?  Why is the first definition of success one that Webster's qualifies as obsolete? An outcome or result . The first definition of succeed is literally "to come after another in rank or position, to follow after another in order". The second definition is to attain a desired end. Why don't we do more to delineate in any kind of terms what our desired end is? Why do we always default to "money" or "fame" or "status of some kind"?  I admit that I am a perfectionist with [insanely] high goals for every artistic event