Success is defined by the dictionary on Google as "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose." That is a very vague definition, and leaves lots of room for interpretation about what aims or purpose are most important or worthy of accomplishment. As someone who has seen several different types of success in the league, I feel like I have a pretty good perspective. Many people may think that it's all about winning, dominating your opponents and bringing home trophies. While those are nice, I count myself and my old Yellowknife Wraith teams as successful despite frequently failing to reach the pinnacle of the league. In that case, I would say that the biggest success was putting together a consistently competitive team that almost always was in the hunt for a championship. Now that I'm a member of the notably hard-luck Baltimore Hawks, I have yet another way to think about success. Obviously we all hope to turn our plethora of max earners into a title contender in the near future, but this team is so enjoyable and fun to spend time with that I will consider my time here as a success even if we fail to reach the mountaintop. So in that case, success just means building a great culture and environment that lets everyone have a great time - because at the end of the day, isn't that why we're all really here?
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