The article describes the main approaches to the problem of social success of the individual. Analysis of scientific psychological and pedagogical literature showed that Modern life requires individuals, not only in business and organizational qualities, but also the ability to navigate in a changing environment, ability to communicate, collaborate, ability to make a career--to be a successful person. The authors have constructed a methodological system of studying of the given problem, on the basis of generalization of experience of development of social success of the individual, which is based on the principles of personality-developing education, subjectivity, socio-cultural conformity of education, based on the motivations and abilities of the individual, finds its content in the forms of education and upbringing of such author's "framework for the development of social success of the Individual, special course", "Club success", "Path to Profitability" festival of pedagogical ideas, Web the page "School socially successful person" on the website of the University.