Acharya Prashant explains that the need to be successful arises only when one first realizes there is a shortcoming or a backdrop of failure. If one is already content or at home, the question of success or accomplishment would not arise. Therefore, when one says they need to be successful, there is a tacit acknowledgment of not being successful yet. This is perfectly fine, as no one is born successful. However, many people talk excessively about success without first inquiring into their own shortcomings, needs, or failures. If one does not know their own requirements, they cannot order the right thing from the world, which is like a great shopping mall offering everything. People chase all kinds of things, which they call success, but they must first know what they truly need. This requires knowing oneself. Success is something highly personal and cannot have a one-size-fits-all criterion. One must figure out what they lack within, and the purpose of life is to address that lack. For instance, if one lacks knowledge, success lies in gaining knowledge. If one lacks faith, success lies in gaining faith, not in gaining knowledge or money. Similarly, if one lacks love, becoming a successful entrepreneur is pointless as it does not address the core issue of being loveless. Our education system fails to take us inward. It teaches mathematics, management, science, and literature, but it never teaches about the self. The word 'self' is entirely missing from our curricula. We are taught about everything external, but not about the one who receives all this knowledge—the self. This is unwise because, without self-knowledge, people set stupid goals. People chase goals their entire lives without knowing if the goal is worthy. The worthiness of a goal is determined by its suitability for the individual, not by copying the goals of others. The goal must be large, compelling, and beautiful enough to be non-negotiable. When the goal is right, one is already victorious, and failure is not a problem. But if the goal is wrong, then all successes are actually failures.