In summary, what are your thoughts on what it takes to be successful?

[Belacqua]

According to my definition, people like this are successful people. Someone who is negative and full of hate is, in my view, unsuccessful, regardless of income or status.

There is no correlation between positivity/negativity and how successful someone is. My mom is a very hateful person, and she runs her own successful business. On the other hand, I am a very loving person, and I have nothing.

Why does everyone here associate success with material possessions? With income? 

That seems like a very narrow view of life to me.