From early on, my definition of success aligned well with Stephen Covey's model:

“When you have a challenge and the response is equal to the challenge, that's called success."

But, I remember the first time I stumbled on Einstein's words of wisdom:

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value”.

I did a rethink. I remember thinking how success, whether defined externally or internally, still seemed like a limited world view because it was focused on individual achievement.

Value on the other hand was about contribution.

To become a person of value, to me, means to play a role in contributing to a larger story. The story of us. The story of humanity. The story of we, and what we could be.

And I remember suddenly wanting to answer this call and respond to this challenge and figure out how to become a person of value.