It is a given that our self-worth & feelings of achievement change as we go through life. While everyone has different aspirations it appears that there are common benchmarks that define success.
At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants. At 16, success is, "gettin a little." At age 25, success is graduation and a wedding. At 35, success is about career and family. At age 55, success is about graduations and weddings. At 65, success is about, "gettin a little." At age 85, success is about not peeing in your pants.