As TED Global 2010 is underway in Oxford UK, it is fitting to highlight an "idea worth spreading" from ted.com.

Alain de Botton discusses success and failure.  Is success or failure earned?  Review your judgments and move beyond snobbery in this assessment.

Perhaps more importantly, re-assess your definition and measure for your own career success, ensuring that it is aligned with your personal satisfaction and fulfilment at work and happiness in life.