We all want to be successful. We all want recognition for our accomplishments, praise for our hard work and benefits as our reward. Not that people shouldn't be proud of their achievements because they should, but perhaps our culture today only promotes a side of success that values the money, the stature and the power a person can gain from moving up in the world. But what about the other side of success? The side that acknowledges the people in your life, the relationships you hold, the family you have, the hobbies you enjoy and your overall happiness?

When you type "Success definition" into Google, these are the three definitions it gives you:

1. "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose."

2. "the attainment of popularity or profit."

3. "a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity."

These definitions imply the belief that our goals in life are merely a means to an end of money, fame and power. Consequently, some people may view success as having a job straight out of college, climbing the ladder of wealth, owning fancy cars and nice houses and being able to afford vacations and everyday luxuries. More so, amongst college students today, it has become common practice to choose their major based off what line of work, specific career or income they believe they will be able to make one day. Our generation has become so fixated with the dollar sign, that, sadly, we overlook our passions, true interests and dreams because we have a skewed definition of what it means to be successful.

Success means finding your inner passion, your inner dream and following it, to strive for the best version of yourself you can be and to work endlessly on improving your quality of life. However, that doesn't necessary mean to buy or to have material possessions to fulfill your life; it means to fill your life with the things you can't buy, such as memories, significant others, best friends, family, laughter and knowledge.

Yes, like I said, we all want to be successful, but why can't success be measured by pure happiness? I firmly believe the weight of our wallets will never outweigh the satisfaction of a life truly lived.

So, pick the major you want because it's what will make you happiest, and it will produce the kind of work that will make you happy to wake up every morning.

As the philosopher, Democritus once said, "Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

Ultimately, money can't buy happiness.