The secret to personal success is easy....lower your standards. How one measures success against the norm is an entirely different subject. First you must determine how you will weigh one aspect of your life against another. Then you must weigh your weighted aspects against those others that you consider your peers. Then you must weigh the weight of the value you subscribe to the opinion of your peers. This will then give you an idea of how successful you are in your tiny little bullshit circle of friends and aquantinces. Measure that against the larger population and its concept of success. More than likely you'll end up comparing yourself to those with less, than those with more, because you're fragile little ego won't allow you to accept a greater truth.
That truth being, in the eyes of the creator, we are all equal and this creator doesn't give a rats ass about you're shitty little measuring device. Your reaction to what you've just read proves my point, doesn't it? Think on this!