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Success = achieving/exceeding set goals.

Does this imply that success without goals is impossible?

In that case, what would you measure success against?

Your peers. I always thought that had a huge effect on your happiness and perception of your status.

In this case your "set goal" is to match/surpass your peers.

I think it does, and it theory that might be wrong in practice I haven't seen anybody succeed without a clear goal.