Stages of Success At age 4....success is....not peeing in your pants. At age 12...success is....having friends. At age 16...success is....having a drivers license. At age 20...success is....having sex. At age 35...success is....having money. At age 50...success is....having money. At age 60...success is....having sex. At age 70...success is....having a drivers license. At age 75...success is....having friends. At age 80...success is....not peeing in your pants. It's called a bell curve...