Do you consider yourself successful? If so why? If you don’t think you have reached that point yet, what do you need to achieve success level?
I think success is getting to a point where you are content with everything in your life. Like you are happy and don’t really have a real need to get something, but do it just to improve (trying to get a promotion, buying a second house, or a better car)
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My bank account…
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the image i see in the mirror
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the definition of success in this world for me is getting what you have been educated and trained for.
success in the hereafter for me is to keep my faith pure and unadulterated by un-Islamic customs/traditions and culture. bid'aat se paak.
professionally, not quite there where i wanted to be by now but yes i need to go to New Zealand to achieve what i had planned for myself....iA, i'll do just that! :)
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not successful .... possibly in next 5-6 years??
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my definition of success is balance.
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My definition of Success is… The accomplishment of an aim or purpose 
Being content.
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my definition of success is balance.
Hmmmm...I like the answer, but balance can create happiness but will breed mediocrity, In order to achieve greatness you need great imbalances, are we comfortable with mediocrity.
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very interesting thought. I have to think about this.
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Not needing Cialis at 50.
But really, being content with life and having the ability to enjoy the simple things without needing the luxuries.
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Not needing Cialis at 50.
But really, being content with life and having the ability to enjoy the simple things without needing the luxuries.
Just to further explore this, unmotivated people can be very content, beach bums, ski bums etc. are fairly content people. Isn't motivation the life blood of life.
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Just to further explore this, unmotivated people can be very content, beach bums, ski bums etc. are fairly content people. Isn't motivation the life blood of life.
Depends. Was Buddha motivated? Was he successful? Was he happy?
I didn't expand on it but you have to balance motivation with contentment. Striving for better in your relationships or your career is perfectly fine, but needing to do so, deriving your happiness from it, can be detrimental. The sad thing is that some of the most "successful" people are not always happy or content, and that's what usually drives them. I like to think you can balance it but who knows, maybe it's a choice between being content and being happy.
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Depends. Was Buddha motivated? Was he successful? Was he happy?
I didn't expand on it but you have to balance motivation with contentment. Striving for better in your relationships or your career is perfectly fine, but needing to do so, deriving your happiness from it, can be detrimental. The sad thing is that some of the most "successful" people are not always happy or content, and that's what usually drives them. I like to think you can balance it but who knows, maybe it's a choice between being content and being happy.
I personally think that Buddha was incredibly motivated, he was motivated to do good, you do need tremendous amount of motivation to exercise and have incredible self control, I agree with you that success does not create happiness, the term I use is if you would like to survive or thrive. Now for balance, we decide to go balance route with our 12 yr old, we put him in several activities, his best friend and sort of pseudo brother Ben's parents went the opposite way and put him in Taekwondo, this kid was a black belt at 10 and travels all over North America for competition, when he comes for sleep over he brings his own designated breakfast, he is very happy, now he is starting to learn other sports and activities, same story with my older sons friend Ethan, just got drafted in the NHL junior league hockey, watch out for him, he could be the first Brown Ice Hockey Star, parents are aiming for Bollywood also, he's better looking than all Bollywood stars.
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You know you've made it when women start coming out of nowhere
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By better car if you mean higher gas mileage, more power to you.
2nd house. Don't see the point. Plenty don't have one house. Why buy a house without living in it year round.
Success: if the thread one opens has more than one visitor (excluding OP).
Resounding success. If said visitor comes back fir a 2nd post.
Haven't been fortunate in that Dept. But therein lies the challenge. Definiteky have the thirst and drive.
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Good thread.
Success does mean different things to different people. Workwise I am happy with recognition from peers. There r people more successful. Some less. I just try my hardest. And truly don't worry about outcome. Else it eats u alive.
Ability to relax when not working to me is success.
Don't care for big car of largest screen TV. Enjoy siimple things.
Lots of failures. Some cause didn't try hard. Others cause wasn't smart enough. And that is OK.
Success if ur spouse is a better human than u r. Got that one down.
Cant complain.
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I personally think that Buddha was incredibly motivated, he was motivated to do good, you do need tremendous amount of motivation to exercise and have incredible self control, I agree with you that success does not create happiness, the term I use is if you would like to survive or thrive. Now for balance, we decide to go balance route with our 12 yr old, we put him in several activities, his best friend and sort of pseudo brother Ben's parents went the opposite way and put him in Taekwondo, this kid was a black belt at 10 and travels all over North America for competition, when he comes for sleep over he brings his own designated breakfast, he is very happy, now he is starting to learn other sports and activities, same story with my older sons friend Ethan, just got drafted in the NHL junior league hockey, watch out for him, he could be the first Brown Ice Hockey Star, parents are aiming for Bollywood also, he's better looking than all Bollywood stars.
Buddha was not motivated to do good until very late in life. He was looking for peace and Nirvana. He only realized what happiness was when he reached enlightenment. Only after that did he and his followers started doing any kind of good.
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Some days I wake up feeling so successful that nothing is out of my reach. Then there are days I wake up thinking what the heck have I done with my life.
I am Bipolar. My answers change with my mood.
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Feeling accomplished is success. From changing a diaper workout drama to writing a bug free software :)