Family success is difficult to define as it's so intangible. Breaking down family success into achievable goals can be difficult as, even more so than career success, so much is beyond an individual's direct goal. Instead, view family success in terms of being able to love and love in return. Setting firm goals for family success is hard. If you want to, say, have 3 kids by the time you're 35 there are many factors that can get in the way. You may not meet a significant other until your older. Your husband, wife, or longterm partner may only want 1 or 2 kids. It may take longer to conceive or adopt or whatever process you were looking into. Setting firm goals for your family life means you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Instead, try to cultivate better relationships with those around you. Make goals that are somewhat vague but still important. Success should be a matter of staying open to love by learning to apologize, communicate, and share. Your goals should be to stay close to your family and keep communication strong throughout your life. Continually re-examining yourself and your priorities can help assure personal success. People change all the time and what you wanted at 25 might not be the same as what you want at 30. What you want out of friendships and romantic relationships is subject to evolve with time. At 22, you may value your independence but, at 28, long for a more committed relationship. It's okay if your definition of success changes just as long as you're willing to change with it. If you find your personal goals, wants, and needs have shifted you might have to change your lifestyle a bit. Say you were always comfortable being slightly overweight but you suddenly want to work on getting a slimmer figure. You may have to change how you eat and your level of physical activity. Be open to change based on any shifts in your values. Periodically take a day to reexamine what you want from life. Measuring personal success is a highly individual and therefore subjective matter. Comparing yourself to others can be toxic to a healthy definition of success. Do not pay attention to how other people are in friendships and romantic relationships. What matters is your wants and needs and whether or not you're pursuing them in a way that makes you feel personally fulfilled. Much like career success, how you define personal success should reflect your values. There's no wrong way to feel personally fulfilled. Some people see personal success as having 4 kids and being a stay at home parent. Others see success as having no children and having the freedom to vacation for a few weeks each summer. Both goals are equally valid and important. Define personal success on your own terms, based on your own values.
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One-sentence summary -- Define family success through love. Reexamine yourself and your priorities. Do not compare yourself to others. Define personal success in a way that's meaningful to you.

Lots of times someone that is suicidal will ask you not to tell anyone else about what is going on. You don't need to tag their friends in a Facebook post saying the person is suicidal, but you should let someone close to them know what is going on. This way, the person has a support team looking out for them and trying to prevent the suicide. The stress of this won't be only on your shoulders. If the person is under 18, then tell an adult you trust. You can tell the person, "I don't want to make you mad, but we need help with this. I'll call Coach." You could explain to the person that you aren't going to mention suicide. This can help you and the person feel better about you asking for help. For example, "I'm not going to mention suicide. I'm just going to say we have some emotional stuff we need help with." If the person is being abused by someone, you should avoid telling the abuser. Instead, you should talk to a teacher, coach, or supervisor about your concerns. Take the source of their issues into account when deciding who to talk to. For example, if the source of the problem is a teacher, then don't go to that teacher with your concerns. You can prevent a suicide by setting up a plan in advance for handling suicide attempts or signs that a person is planning suicide. This way everyone on the support team will know what to do. You can download a Suicide Prevention Safety Plan from the Suicide Prevention Lifeline website. Include a list of people that will check on the suicidal person, important phone numbers, etc. Include the person when you are making the plan and if possible, have a professional help make it. Also, encourage them to see a therapist so that they can work on their issues and help them to identify a support system, such as friends and family. Don't stop checking on the person immediately after the suicide crisis is over. Regular check-ins allow you to recognize any warning signs or new risk factors for suicide. They also let the person know that you still care about them and how they are doing. Make sure other people on the support team are checking in with the person as well. Checking on the person doesn't have to be a serious thing. It can be meeting up for ice cream and a chat about how the week is going. You don't have to ask, "Are you thinking about suicide?" every time you get together, but do be on the lookout for warning signs. One way to prevent a suicide is to encourage the person to do things that will help keep them healthy in general. Encourage them to eat well, get enough sleep, get physical activity, and socialize. Work with them to develop a bedtime routine to make sure they are getting enough rest. Suggest activities that you can do together like hiking, playing a sport, or swimming that will also get the person physically active. Buy the person a journal so that they can express their feelings instead of holding them in. Trying to prevent a suicide can be physically, emotionally, and mentally draining on you. Make sure you are doing the things you need to do to take care of yourself, just like you are doing for the person considering suicide. Get enough sleep and eat healthy meals. Spend time with your friends and family doing things you enjoy. Go to see a funny movie, take a bike ride, or have a picnic. Start practicing meditation or using other stress-reduction and coping strategies. Even just taking a few deep breaths can help calm you from the stress of trying to prevent a suicide. If someone threatens suicide as a way to get you to do what they want (whether you believe them or not), it's emotional abuse. You aren't responsible for someone choosing suicide. And you shouldn't feel pressured to do something you aren't comfortable doing because someone is threatening suicide. If you know someone that threatens suicide when you don't do what they want, you should tell someone you trust. For example, if your boyfriend says he will kill himself every time you say you want to leave him, you should tell a close friend, your parents, or someone else you trust. You can also call the crisis hotline at 1-800-273-8255, text the Crisis Text Line at 741741, or dial your national emergency number. They can help the person threatening suicide and you. Calling for help will also let the person know that even though you aren't giving into what they want, you do take their suicide threat seriously.
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One-sentence summary --
Let someone close to them know. Set up a safety plan. Check-in frequently. Encourage healthy living. Take care of yourself. Recognize emotional abuse.