Inner Success
Inner success includes personal growth and spiritual discovery. It stays with you for a long time. It gives you a feeling of fulfilment. You feel inner joy and contentment. This feeling does not depend on what happens around you.
Outer Success
Outer success includes fame and fortune. It does not last long. Once it passes, you may feel empty or despair.
You Can Experience Both
You can experience both inner and outer success. At different stages of life, you need one or the other. Your inner self and outer self have different needs.
As you grow older, you gain experience and maturity. Then the needs of your outer self become less important. Your inner self matters more. In the end, you find inner fulfilment.
Sadly, most people never grow beyond outer success. They never fully experience the depth of inner success.
Source: Dalton N.W (2010)
