Think Rs 1 crore means successful? Ankur Warikoo shares what real success looks like

Money, titles, IPOs — most of us tie the idea of “success” to a distant milestone. But what if that way of thinking is actually holding us back? Entrepreneur and mentor Ankur Warikoo recently shared a thought-provoking perspective on LinkedIn that challenges this mindset. Using a simple analogy of distance and time, he broke down why consistency and daily actions might be a more powerful measure of success than chasing arbitrary numbers.

Warikoo began with a playful example: if someone asked you whether 5 km or 30 minutes was greater, you’d probably dismiss the question as silly. After all, distance and time aren’t comparable. Yet, in everyday life, we constantly do this. When asking how far a place is, we might answer in kilometers or minutes, and with Google Maps, it doesn’t even matter how far something is — only how long it will take to get there. Even if the time changes, we adapt without fuss.

But when it comes to life and goals, we don’t apply this same logic. Success, Warikoo explained, is often framed as a number or destination — a Rs 1 crore bank balance, a big IPO, or a shiny SVP title. Instead of obsessing over where we want to end up, he suggests we should focus on the actions and consistency required to get there.


Ankur Warikoo's definition of success
What if success wasn’t about the destination at all, but about the journey of showing up every single day? Warikoo illustrated this shift beautifully: writing one page daily, sending a cold email regularly, being kind every time, or simply committing to consistency. These small, repeatable actions compound into real success, far more meaningful than any bank balance.

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Many people found Ankur Warikoo’s take on success refreshing and even transformative. Readers said it offered a valuable reshaping of how we measure achievements, shifting the focus from distant milestones to daily actions. Several felt that success seems lighter and more sustainable when defined by consistency rather than big numbers or titles. Others highlighted how this perspective applies strongly to professional growth, where building habits like continuous learning, contributing regularly, or mentoring can be more impactful than chasing a single far-off goal.