Henry Blodget Column 4x3 Option 4
Henry Blodget is the cofounder and executive chair of Business Insider.
  • My definition of "success" is doing work you like that allows you to live a life you want.
  • For most of us, this is a reasonable and achievable work goal.
  • It's also different for each of us — and may change over time.

Given that I'm writing a series about "succeeding at work," I realize I should have started with a simple question:

What is success?

Here's my answer:

"Success" is doing work you like that allows you to live a life you want.

That's it.