ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyses the concept of success from a particular point of view. The purpose is to explain our viewpoint and open up the fundamental idea of considering success as something positive. The book has a positive starting point, which is, instead of focusing on all the problems and stress factors of today's working life this research concentrates on the positive sides of work and success. The importance of positive feeling as a source of human strength is a strong foundation for our research. Indeed, financial success has formed the core component of people's dreams and, for example, in the 1990s three-fourths of Americans declared that a very important life goal was being financially rich. Interestingly, David Myers and Ed Diener conducted a multidimensional analysis of people's happiness, including money and work dimensions. Materialistic values and career orientation are emphasised.
