Lets define success...

[smileyman]

Check out the video and then chime in as to what you believe is success and what does it take to achieve it?

http://money.cnn.com/?cnn=yes

Back when I was racing I veiwed a successful race not where I finished necessarily, but how far I had come. Racing against more experienced racers on better prepped bikes, sometimes even professionally run teams meant that I had to weigh the chances of finishing and if I had equalled or surpassed my expectations I felt really good whether that was 1st or 5th.

As I got to be a better handicapper of my competition and my own skill I came to a better realization of my "success" or "failure". Finishing 5th in a class i should have podiumed in was a heartbreaker. Finishing in the top ten of a class I was completely outranked was a huge win for me.

So to me I suppose I view success as how far I have come with the opportunities granted to me. Not necessarily how far I have come compared to the rest of the world, my peers, or class mates. Should I be better off with those same opportunities or should I really be worse off for the poor situations that I have found myself in.

And it is not just measured by material scale either. I have grown as a person, nurtured relationships, and made sacrifices that go beyond my clothes, my bike and car, and my home.

What about ya'll??:idk:

[Hondahugger]

I didn't get to go as high in my education as I wanted to, sacrifises we sometimes make for our children....... So I've always said that my success will not be measured by the degrees hanging on my wall, but that of my childrens walls.

[CasterTroy]

he makes an interesting point that success can be measured by how well a person uses the GIFTS they are given

I do agree on that...I've been blessed with the gift of parenting. I'm a good father and I enjoy it immensely

I can lose my job, my home and all of my possessions…but to my kids I will always be a success because I’m a good father. In MY eyes I will always be a success because of that.


He speaks of successful people and it makes me think…..many “successful people” are very miserable people. For a SFU example…look at Britney Spears this time last year…she was not the picture of happiness…yet she’s been considered extremely successful

Smileyman I like your example and how personal growth is a great indicator of success. While driving up to your 20 yr class reunion in a Carrera 4 S would let everyone know how financially successful you are….there’s really know way of categorizing ultimate success of any one in particular…it’s a graduated scale based on individuality.

I view every day I don’t get busted for speeding a success…other that that..the rest are opportunities that I’ve done well at, or let beat me temporarily

[cuttle]

Hmmm, lets see... for me, success is:

having a good relationship with SO or friends
having a job you actually like
being able to enjoy life

[Dragonpaco]

to me success is being useful. the more people i am useful to; the more successful i consider myself

[Trip]

Success for me is education. Not just books and school education, but if I learn something that makes me what I consider a better person.

It can come from a class, an error, a humilating experience, a child, a mentor, a stranger, etc... Just something that makes me a little bit wiser is what I consider a successful experience.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

success for me is experience. To be able to do as much as possible, see as many places as possible, ask as many questions as possible, and live life.

that transcends into a lot of different areas you guys have already hit on.

[VatorMan]

Two chicks at one time. That is success.

[Trip]

Two chicks at one time. That is success.

:lol: after all this philosphical shit, way to break the mold.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Two chicks at one time. That is success.

not if they're wearing strapons...

[Bluestreak]

I feel successful if I accomplished something I didn't think I could do.

Success for me is all about how I feel about something. It could be based on how other people view something but in the end I decide if I was a success or not.

[VatorMan]

not if they're wearing strapons...

damn....buzzkill.

[bmblebee]

Success is a journey. What you did yesterday is over and gone, where are you going tomorrow?

[CasterTroy]

where are you going tomorrow?

On a bean flicking expedition thats, until now, unrivaled!

[bmblebee]

On a bean flicking expedition thats, until now, unrivaled!

:catout:

[Particle Man]

If I make it through the day without killing someone, that's a success in my book.

[cuttle]

having lunch w/o being interrupted 3 times :evil:

[Particle Man]

having lunch w/o being interrupted 3 times :evil:

never happen here. :rant:

[Amorok]

Success means giving more than you take. If you made a difference or changed a situation for the better, you succeeded. If not, try harder next time.

[Mr Lefty]

I judge success by how many of you mother fuckers wanna be like me!



clearly I have more work to do

[OneSickPsycho]

I judge success by how many of you mother fuckers wanna be like me!



clearly I have more work to do

You most certainly fail.

Success for me is working to my potential and growing. I am a success for now... If I have not moved up within the next year, it will be a failure. I do not have especially clearly defined goals (which is a particular weakness of mine), but I know that I want more... The problem is, I am not sure that I will ever be satisfied.:idk:

[Mr Lefty]

Honestly... I only have two goals... 1 be a good husband... 2 be a good father...

but as I'm not married... nor have any kids... and a good ways away from either... I'm content in my life... I'm not hurting for money... I've got good friends... (a few I met here) and don't really have a true need in the world.

so as far as I'm concerned... I'm as successfull as I can be at the moment

[OneSickPsycho]

Honestly... I only have two goals... 1 be a good husband... 2 be a good father...

but as I'm not married... nor have any kids... and a good ways away from either... I'm content in my life... I'm not hurting for money... I've got good friends... (a few I met here) and don't really have a true need in the world.

so as far as I'm concerned... I'm as successfull as I can be at the moment

Gonna be pretty hard to do that since they've banned gay marriage about everywhere and no matter how hard to rub two sticks together, you can't make a baby...

[Dave]

i brought all my joes back from the shit intact, twice. i was a homeowner at 25 and ive made athiests moan for God. yeah, lifes goin pretty good :)

[Archren]

success for me is experience. To be able to do as much as possible, see as many places as possible, ask as many questions as possible, and live life.

that transcends into a lot of different areas you guys have already hit on.

Pretty much hit the nail on the head for me.. except I'll add that I want to provide those experiences for my kids, too.. I want to give them the world.

[Mr Lefty]

Gonna be pretty hard to do that since they've banned gay marriage about everywhere and no matter how hard to rub two sticks together, you can't make a baby...

hahaha fuck you.

[CrazyKell]

To me, success is living the life I want to live. Living with purpose is successful to me. The actual things I've ticked off on my "to do" list aren't as important as being positive and living a purposeful life.

[Particle Man]

no matter how hard to rub two sticks together, you can't make a baby...

:lol

[Corey]

If I had a job I enjoyed making money that pays the bills and leaves leftovers for other stuff, and a girl who I love and loves me too, I'd consider my life a success.

[azoomm]

Success is a fun thing to define.

I was asked the question by my ex-husband's girlfriend... "So, you see success as money?"

No... not specifically. But, having a comfortable lifestyle does make it easier to pursue happiness and hobbies. It gives you more freedom if you don't let it consume you.

I strive to raise successful children. What that means, I am raising them to have good family and friends. To have good moral character and be able to care for their things (and other's). To make good choices and help those around them when need be.

All that asside, I don't want them to want for anything. They should know how to manage money and investments. How to earn enough money to pay the bills and save for their future. I don't want them to make enough to not worry about money without it consuming their every move.

Is success money? No, not entirely...