There once was a similar success? thread. It now be dead.
There is a thread on purpose. But something different i propose.
What is your version of success? How will you measure that you are successful?
For me it is living the best life. And being the best at what I do. I have achieved both of those (and yes, I am an arrogant prick).
So for the future, it is about continuing to be the best. Not always easy to do, especially when those 'life happens' events occur. But overall I am still on top [even tho I do like to bottom most of the time].
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Satisfaction and contentment in one's life. I don't believe success means you have everything you want. It means you've found what's right for you, recognized it, and nurtured it into a place that is right for you. Whether that be family. Love, Friends, a Career. Etc.
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Success for me is living life on my own terms....and being true to myself....
Both require ALOT of time and effort but definitely worth every bit of time and energy I have devoted to both
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I once believed I could change the world by helping everyone who I came across.
As I have aged I have realized that this was an impossible mission. I now naturally single out a few special people and I ensure that once I depart this world, I will continue to live through them and through those who they pass on my wisdom to and this is how I define success.
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TwisttheLeaf Wrote:Satisfaction and contentment in one's life. I don't believe success means you have everything you want. It means you've found what's right for you, recognized it, and nurtured it into a place that is right for you. Whether that be family. Love, Friends, a Career. Etc.
Will: This comes really close to summing up my feelings, and for me, the operative word is contentment. And I define that as being comfortable in my life, having goals and aspirations and dreams - and feeling like I'm doing my best to achieve them. I want to be there for those I care about, and to allow them to be there for me. An important goal for me is being able to open up and ask for help when I need it. Others are to become a good husband, father and friend. I want to advance in my career, but always strike a healthy balance between work and the rest of my life. And it all comes back to a sense of contentment...
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All i know is nothing succeeds like a budgie lol
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TwisttheLeaf Wrote:Satisfaction and contentment in one's life. I don't believe success means you have everything you want. It means you've found what's right for you, recognized it, and nurtured it into a place that is right for you. Whether that be family. Love, Friends, a Career. Etc.
Mmmm hey that sounds alot like us
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The answers people give were sort of wonderful, kind of noble. A little different for each of you which is, I suppose, to be expected.
My definition of success is fitted only for my own life and has changed as the years have passed. Success is a daily goal for me. It means that my sleep schedule hasn't drifted and that I can rise early with Mark and be at his side when we make our plans for the day. Often this isn't the case when I lose myself in television, reading, the internet, and I'm up too late/early in the day. Then I'll oversleep and he'll be left alone for hours at a time, which is boring for him and not much of a relationship for both of us.
Success means that I remember to help Mark with the responsibility of giving the cat her twice daily shot of insulin. It's easier when two of us help each other and less stress for Grace (our cat).
It means that I try to think about what I'm going to say, the tone with which I say it, and that I haven't overlooked the obvious about the content. Often I have to be reminded of things because I have a terrible short term memory (car accident, long story). Sometimes when I remember something and then other people remind me of it, I feel nagged rather than helped. It is difficult to remember that people are just trying to help me, and to maintain a positive attitude about it, so I'm successful when I don't snap at someone, saying, "YES, I remember!" when they're only trying to help because I often don't remember.
I could go on with examples like the one above, but you get the idea. Everyday it sort of a battle. If I can be of help to someone else during the day I'm grateful for being able to contribute, because there are some days when I can't even help myself.
Success for me is doing the best I can, even if it isn't very good. Remembering to thank people for helping me, thanking others for pointing out something I hadn't thought of that helps me understand more about life. Remembering to be as good a life partner to Mark as I possibly can be and knowing when I've been a trial for him rather than effortless.
Sometimes success is simply showing up at life's party and participating in it, because there are many days when I can't, I shouldn't, or don't want to and won't even try. The battle for being successful is daily, from moment to moment, each decision to the next. It isn't something nebulous for me. I have to work for it. And I very often don't succeed.
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Stevie Wrote:The answers people give were sort of wonderful, kind of noble. A little different for each of you which is, I suppose, to be expected.
I also like that we haven't challenged or condemned any one for their vision of their own success. Too many times such questions get bogged down in arguments about who is / is not right about somebody else's view of success.
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the part of me that is a hardcore gammer says "Success is getting y character to level 20 on final fantasy (any) and not almost destroying the game from frustration" that or "Success is taking everything I want from the foolish NPCs" but that's the insane gammer side of me
to the real me, success is getting through the days without almost breaking down from the tumult of emotions I feel, Conquring my problems, like my social anxiety (which is rather difficult to keep control of), making and keeping friends, and helping out others as best as I can, on top of achieving the goals I set, when I can remember them
in short, my Idea of success isn't very great
though the gamer me's version is amusing, if a bit darker than is pleasnat
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