Interview Question 58 :How do you define success…and how do you measure up to your own definition?

TRAPS: Seems like an obvious enough question. Yet many executives, unprepared for it, fumble the ball. 

BEST ANSWER: Give a well-accepted definition of success that leads right into your own stellar collection of achievements. 

Example: “The best definition I’ve come across is that success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.” 

“As to how I would measure up to that definition, I would consider myself both successful and fortunate…”(Then summarize your career goals and how your achievements have indeed represented a progressive path toward realization of your goals.)