Tickets to the theater production of “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” are very expensive. When I asked why this retread of a play was so costly, I was told it was because Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame was one of the lead characters.

I began to look at what constitutes success.

Is it a great script? Is it a super cast? Is it having a famous individual in the lead role? Is it charging lots of money to make lots of money?

Not wanting to spend (I’m embarrassed to even say the amount) well, over $800 for a play, even with Harry Potter all grown up, we decided on one that came recommended as an off-Broadway hit.

“The Million Dollar Quartet” was worth every penny of the $200 (for both of us) to do two things. First, to get a glimpse of the lives of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis,  Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash  when they were just at the tip of “success”.

The play was written about the last time these four talents were together, before they went on to personal heights of recognition and celebrity status.

The men who played these four are amazingly talented in their own right. The music was fabulous, much like walking down memory lane. I highly recommend spending time listening and learning.

What struck me the most was the last line, when the man who played Shelby Singleton, the owner of Sun Records and the instrument in getting their careers started, said, “Yes they would all be successful, I only wish they had been happier”.

And so I ask you, “what constitutes success?”

There is no “best” answer, yet, I’d love to offer each one who responds a chapter of my book in progress “The Secrets of Money and Success”.