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What does it mean?
Success is measured by wealth; others chase the same goal.
In plain terms
My pockets are fatter, and everyone wants that success.
What can you take from it?
Material gain often becomes a common pursuit.

Where it applies

  • career advancement
  • entrepreneurship
  • social status

Putting it to work

  • set personal values beyond money
  • focus on sustainable growth

Questions to consider

  • Is wealth the only metric of success?
  • How can we define success more broadly?

Another view

Reduces success to monetary terms.

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