Marcel Desailly talks success

In an excerpt from this month's upcoming FinanceAsia magazine, legendary French footballer Marcel Desailly reflects on what success means.

The Oxford English dictionary definition of success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. That makes it sound so simple. And yet if you ask yourself the question, you may not find it so easy to answer. Perhaps because our aims are often myriad and our sense of purpose often vague, we may feel we haven’t achieved success, even when onlookers assume otherwise. But in a time of continued economic uncertainty, it is perhaps more imperative than ever to self-reflect.

We decided to kick off the analysis by asking for the views of five professionals who most people would say have achieved success. We talked...

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