I asked everyone from a billionaire tech founder to a former Navy SEAL commander what it means to be successful, and money was only an afterthought

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Success isn't just about money. From left to right: former Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink, Ellevest founder Sallie Krawcheck, OKCupid founder Sam Yagan.

When success is discussed in terms of careers, it's often referring to wealth and influence. But after many interviews with people at the top of a wide range of industries, we've realized that those metrics don't mean much on their own.

We've compiled our favorite answers to the question at the heart of Business Insider's podcast "This Is Success": How do you personally define success?

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We start by examining the nature of attaining it with a reply from LinkedIn's billionaire cofounder Reid Hoffman, and then explore how people from former Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink to media mogul Tina Brown measure success in their lives.

Read some of our favorite answers below: