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People have said that to be a success in life you must raise your standards, however what standards will you live by and what do you define as success? The way people qualify what it means to be successful varies from country to country, culture to culture and even person to person. Some would view success as having a good career and making a lot of money. Others would say you need to be well liked and have a lot of friends. There are those who define success as having a family; getting married and having children. I know those who believe success is about doing good and making a difference in the lives of others. I grew up in a religious culture that defined success, or high standards, as getting married young and being a virgin when you do so, living according to a very specific moral code and having a lot of children. I think freedom comes from looking inside ourselves to figure out what we define as success, what standards we believe in and want to live by, and then challenging ourselves to reach for that without worrying about the standards of others and their view of our goals for our lives.