How do you define success in terms of writing?

On the topic of successful writing or success in writing, many people judge their writings based on reviews and positive or negative feedback. I define my success in my writing based on whether I like it and whether my family likes it or not. I often don’t feel confident sharing my writing with others because I know I can improve it; once I am satisfied with the paper or report I completed, I share it with the general audience. If I write what I intend to write and share what I want to share, then it will at least succeed in that manner, but if I know I can fix it but I run out of time to make it better, then it will continue to bother me until I redo it. 

Success comes when the author likes what they have written; that’s how it is for me. I write a lot, but I feel anxious when anyone reads my writing out loud, a sense of fear that goes away when I’m confident in my work. The person I am most open to letting read my work at all or out loud would be my grandma. My writing is valuable to me; my thoughts on my writing are a significant factor in my confidence as a writer and whether I find it successful or worth posting. 

I have been working on letting more people read and critique my writing to defeat my fear of publishing. This post exemplifies my worries, as I delayed finishing it until a week after I started it. I find success in loving my work and getting positive feedback on it.