Our society revolves around defining ideas in a way that allows us to grasp their tangibility and recreate it. Success is one of those ideas that we keep trying to define, allowing more people to achieve it. Success tends to come in many different forms. We constantly hear about successful people who are drastically different. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are the epitome of financial success for people who want to compare. Individuals like Marylyn Monroe or Princess Diana remain images of success in terms of talent and praise. Then there are the athletes, including skier Lindsey Vonn, who provide an idealistic role model for young people. Finally, we see people in a successful family who seem to fit our fictional cookie-cutter image of the family and we label them as successful. We see here the many faces of success, displayed in countless ways. There are many similarities and differences between these individuals, to better understand this intangible idea let's look at a few. Success for many is defined as financial stability and sometimes filled with materialistic objects. These are typically correlated with a generally higher economic status, which aids in the financing of prestigious educational institutions and high-end colleges. Many people tend to find themselves defining success by comparing it to others. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are the models of financial success because they effectively have an endless supply of it. Taking a look at what they consider their success will help to understand the topic more clearly. In a keynote speech at Stanford, Steve Jobs talked about the stories of his life. For most of us we only see his fame and fortune, but when we hear it straight from the source we see his life in... middle of paper..." Video content streamed locally, August 3, 2012. Gale Power Search Web. April 8, 2014. Monroe, Marylin “I Live to Succeed, Not to Please You or Anyone Else.” Goodreads, n.d. Web. April 10, 2014. Mountbatten-Windsor, Diana Frances “Princess Speech Diana on eating disorders". YouTube, 13 December 2010. Web Success – Quote by Anna Quindlen." Tivatecom RSS. Justin Hernandez, April 28, 2008. Web. April 8, 2014. Rivera, Zayda. “Lindsey Vonn talks battling depression and meeting Tiger Woods: 'We're good for each other'” NY Daily News. NY Daily News, February 6, 2014. Web. April 8, 2014. Zahn, Paula. "Remembering the People's Princess" CNN. Cable News Network, nd Web. 08 April. 2014.