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Re: How successful are you?

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Post by vitno »

morgante wrote: post #39

At what point are you supposed to be successful, age wise? I'm 21 and my net worth is about 20 times more than most people my age (putting me in the top 0.05% of the world by income). But I definitely don't feel successful (no real relationships in my life), but maybe that's okay—plenty of time to figure things out in the future.

I'm pretty sure you are always supposed to feel you are successful in some way. If not, than you should have something you progressing towards/working on that WILL make you fell successful.

Why would you keep doing something that doesn't make you feel successful if you have no real obligations?

Re: How successful are you?

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Post by jonnathanson »

JonFish85 wrote: post #28

As others have said, it all depends on what you define "success" as. Clearly the OP has done things that fulfill him. Although the OP makes no mention of it, when I've talked with friends & family about "success" and all that, following dreams is great. One big thing to keep in mind is that the future is also uncertain. Retirement is the biggest thing that comes to mind. I have many friends who have foregone saving f…

A critical issue in "following dreams" is the way in which people do it. Case in point: I have two close friends who decided to become poets. Not "poets" in the colloquial sense, i.e., liberal arts majors with no quant skills. Poets, as in people who hope to earn a living writing poetry.

One of those friends has been writing poetry her whole life, has become phenomenal at it, got into the Iowa Writers Workshop, has been published in the New Yorker on multiple occasions, and earns a respectable living in academia. The other abruptly quit his day job at the age of 33, declared himself a poet, and enrolled in some beginner's classes. I support his dreams, but I do not support the order in which he took those actions.

People often forget that chasing "dreams" is hard work, and it follows the same principles as chasing success by more conventional means. In fact, the less conventional of a career you chose, the more conventionally hard you'll have to work to make that career remunerative. Following your passion is a wonderful thing, but you need to do it sensibly, strategically, and skillfully.

Re: How successful are you?

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Post by j45 »

pkorzeniewski wrote: post #23

As I'm getting close to the magic age of 30, the ultimate dream and goal for me right now is running my own business - not to get rich, but to be free and independent, to feel that I have accomplished something more that working for others, to create something on my own. It may change world, it may not - doesn't matter, it's yours and always will be yours. Sure, it may require more work, it may be more stressful - bu…

Freedom of time and pursuit for as long as you wish is the only wealth for many. It can be lost how large this silent majority is.

Re: How successful are you?

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Post by hobo_mark »

GotAnyMegadeth wrote: post #36
wastedhours wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in the UK, do 37 hours, home by 4.45 each day, don't let anyone tell you you need to work every hour in the day to succeed.

Same here, apart from I'm home by 6pm, but I cruise in at 10am

A hearty fuck you on behalf of all European engineers doing unpaid overtime :)

Re: How successful are you?

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Post by wastedhours »

hobo_mark wrote: post #44
GotAnyMegadeth wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here, apart from I'm home by 6pm, but I cruise in at 10am

A hearty fuck you on behalf of all European engineers doing unpaid overtime :)

And a hearty fuck you you should give to those making you do unpaid overtime :)
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