🏰 What do you consider success? 💰

[metroins]

Op what do you consider success?

[Samraiwise]

Op what do you consider success?

Thanks for asking. *bow*

The happiness of my family, especially my daughter (now 32).



Old photo: 30 years ago.

[DeuceDecimator]

Came in to say this

[freeburn]

Happiness, contentment.

Money is a measure sure, but it's different to everyone. Personally I only need enough money to be able to do the things I like and live comfy.

[DrewDarden]

For me, I feel successful in the following ways:

1. Married over twenty years and we still love each other.
2. My wife and I raised three competent kids.
3. I get paid to do work I enjoy.
4. I honestly feel successful in what I've attained with my education.

I didn't read the thread yet, but I can imagine my answer is very different from most. Maybe if I had ten million dollars in the bank, I'd feel successful about that, too. But I've just never been particularly money motivated. I know the fourth one is weird too, but I place a lot of value in learning and knowledge, and I've come a long way in that respect.

[Godfrd824]

Having a healthy and cohesive family. Not having to worry about bills. Being able to enjoy your life with those you care about.

[Godfrd824]

Success for a female is having a successful high status husband and kids. To deny this is pure cope.

When you don't have those things, the only cope is your career and that's why you annoy everyone else with your overly enthusiastic corporate buzzwords.

I made a thread talking about how women in the workplace are useless and add negative value and that imposter syndrome isn't real and that the women feeling it are in fact simply imposters.

I caught a long ban for racism soon after and you know what? It was you. JFL since astronaut and Jew threads go on unchecked every day.

If they're so useless and incompetent they should pose no threat to you. You should be happy because they will make you look better by comparison. Tell us the real reason why you're so angry.

[keyboardworkout]

Feeling content.

[Bodhy]

Whilst I think you need enough money to get by, defining money as the apogee of success will be eternally chasing the pink dragon and will leave you unfulfilled and joyless. There's no salary which will ever be enough.


My idea of happiness is to carve out a wholly unique path through the universe. Like Rumi said, don't be content with what others before you have done. Unfold your own myth. For me, I wanted my life to mean something long after I shuffle off this mortal coil. So I set out to reach the pinnacle of education (a terminal degree), and try to make an original contribution to the Pyramid of Knowledge (which I've almost done).

I'm in utter disbelief this post is over a year old.

[Godfrd824]

Do you also feel imposter syndrome? Because the same applies to you, if you feel imposter syndrome, it's because you're actually an imposter.

I don't understand your response.

[DPeezy13]

Wanting what you have, as opposed to getting what you want.

People make lists of what will make them feel happy careerwise, what kind of partner will make them happy in a relationship etc. Unfortunately, the world doesn't care about your lists, as you don't control what gives you any kind of feeling, things just do or don't.

People get what they want and then realise that wasn't actually what they wanted and just make new lists.

You succeed when you stop chasing, not because you have given up, but because you want what you have.

Most people never get there.

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[crupiea]

Its about clarity of thought.

You know that feeling when at work or in a relationship, that confusion that others can cause and that feeling like you just cant get settled mentally.

Success is being able to focus and be satisfied with yourself.

[_zman]

-Autonomy at my job with a good living wage
-Pay all bills easily
-Living in a safe and aesthetic home where I enjoy being
-Affording all my travels and quality items instead of poverty chit that doesn't last
-Financial freedom with the ability to retire early if I so choose
-great relationships with friends and fam

I'm doing all these so I'm pretty damn content right now.

if you feel imposter syndrome, it's because you're actually an imposter.

Not true.

[Adam16121]

Not disappointing the people who are counting on me.

[Visel]

Earning more than your CoL and leisure, while taking into account a comfortable retirement. This way you're not dependent on others / the govt.

If I had to put on a number on it, I'd say $3k+/mo above your CoL. As this would get you a down payment on a house after 2-3 years, even without investment growth.

[PepperedAngus]

I feel like successful people live life on their own terms. When you are at one with your own nature, you are successful at life.

[FoulSmell]

Being able to support yourself and your family first. Next, just being happy.
If you got both of those going on, you’re set.

[_zman]

Riddle me this: if everyone is an imposter, if everyone is faking it until they make it, then how does anything get done at all? Someone is doing the work, that someone just isn't you if you feel like an imposter. Simple as.

Not everyone feels imposter syndrome and not everyone is faking it until they make it. However, imposter syndrome, even if it's not deserved is common for people. IDK how common.

[AndyKerrison]

To feel genuinely happy and content with the relationship you have, the friends you have, and how you are able to spend your time. To be able to live in the moment without fear of the future or regret from the past.

[8eggs]

[Samraiwise]

Thanks for sharing,

Some of the posts are really good,

I could quote them in my mind

To encourage myself

When I need them most.

Good night and take care misc!

[Cleveland33]

success for me is happiness

[ExPatriot]

Living within my means is pure contentment and all the success that I need...

[Samraiwise]

Happiness, contentment.

Money is a measure sure, but it's different to everyone. Personally I only need enough money to be able to do the things I like and live comfy.

The same here, enough money so I can support my family plus a little more for my daughter in case something happens to her.

Hopefully, someday I would like to hear my daughter say something like "Thanks Dad for giving birth to me because I'm really glad I was born."

That would be my success.

[JaymzJ]

I’m a complete fulfillment person bro. Being happy, making God happy and making others happy, this is success to me. I think there is much satisfaction in having a secure and happy family life also. Money, fame, status, everything else can only give you temporary happiness and does not make you feel whole, there will always be something missing if you chase those things.

[Samraiwise]

For me, I feel successful in the following ways:

1. Married over twenty years and we still love each other.
2. My wife and I raised three competent kids.
3. I get paid to do work I enjoy.
4. I honestly feel successful in what I've attained with my education.

I didn't read the thread yet, but I can imagine my answer is very different from most. Maybe if I had ten million dollars in the bank, I'd feel successful about that, too. But I've just never been particularly money motivated. I know the fourth one is weird too, but I place a lot of value in learning and knowledge, and I've come a long way in that respect.

Mine is close enough to yours.

However, my wife and I have to try harder to achieve #2...

I only have one fully grown-up daughter.

BTW, what about grandkids?

[LexBrah]

Giving my children a better childhood than my parents gave me. .

This.

And Happy/Content, having a purpose, having hobbies you enjoy.
Financial independence / freedom. Working because you want to and get enjoyment from it, not because you have to (although you can be successful without getting to this level)
good relationships
good friendships

[zarathu5tra]

Being able to live the life you want, having peace with reality and consistently standing for your morals and beliefs.

[ThaRoostah]

Success if when you have clearly defined goals and are making measurable progress towards achieving them.

[bsmit107]

Something that will never be full achieved.

24 year old me has surpassed his definition of success, but 37 year old me has new goals and a revised definition of it and is still working towards that.

Hopefully 45 year old me will have achieved 37 year old's definition but will have a new one of his own..........thus, never fully achieving it.