This essay discusses how success can be misleading for entrepreneurs. It provides three examples from literature where the characters' definitions of success were misleading: 1) In a poem by Emily Dickinson, those who have not succeeded often view success as sweeter than it truly is. 2) In a story by Edwin Arlington Robinson, a man named Richard Cory appeared successful to others but committed suicide, showing his true unhappiness. 3) In a story by Anton Chekhov, a man accepts a two million dollar bet to stay in solitary confinement for five years, viewing the money as a measure of success but underestimating the toll on his well-being. In each case, the