useful expressions for the topic of success

Here are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.

Success means to be able to achieve something great / some kind of distinction in life. Successful people are those who excel / give brilliant performance in the field they

choose to pursue.

Success is a relative term. It can mean different things to different people. If you achieve what you want / the goals you set in life, you are successful. Success means more than money and fame. Money and fame are only one standard for /measure of success. We can be successful in different ways. I don’t think true success lies in the size of one’s paycheck / the thickness of one’s wallet. Success should be measured not by how much we own but by how much we are able to

give to others.

I think success should be measured by / in terms of the contributions one makes to the

society / to one’s fellow human beings.

Successful people, regardless of their professions, have their perspective and work

steadily towards their goals.

Successful people work hard / know what they want / never give up when they face

challenges or difficulties / learn from their failures / are alert to opportunities / are willing to take risks or chances.

Innovation and creativity are the key/secret to success.

Success in any realm of life comes/arises from the ability to think ahead / break the

established rules and find innovative solutions to problems / find new and better ways of doing things.

We end up being mediocre if we keep doing things the same way / conform to

conventional practices and conventional ways of thinking.

I’d like to start my own business when I have had some experience in …

Owning a business comes with / involves / entails a lot of risks and responsibility, but as

the saying goes, no venture, no success.

I’m not the entrepreneur type / very business-inclined. I’ll end up losing money if I ever

have my own company.

I think finding the right kind of product or service to offer customers/recruiting

intelligent and loyal employees / good marketing / good advertising plays a vital role in the success of a business.

Any line of business (collecting trash or disposable items from people’s homes, for

example) may make you successful as long as you develop an innovative way to run it.

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