Do you consider yourself sucessful? How important it is for you?
By laura_lmaxi
@laura_lmaxi (678)
United States
February 25, 2010 12:39pm CST
I have seen people that are very successful, nice jobs, nice marriages, they seem to have everything, they seem happy people, for me success is very important, I always, since I was student, wanted to be very respected and accomplish in my career, and even when I am young work hard to achieve that goal, I don't care about have money, I want respect and achievements in my profession, and have the best relationship I can have with my boyfriend. What is success for you? Do you consider yourself successful? How important it is for you?
6 responses
@micniq (15)
• Malaysia
5 Mar 10
I think I fail in my live. After I married, I gave birth a pair of twin. I had to stop my job to take care of my babies. Because I have no income so I have no power to make decision at house. So for now besides then take good care of my babies, I start to make some money at home. I think the time I will feel that I am successful is when my babies grow up to be a useful men and I have my own career and income. So for now I am hardworking to learn to be a good mother, good wife and learn to make money online.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
9 Mar 10
I think that if in your marriage you took the decision of you being at stay at home mother, you should have power of decision at home. Success is not money for me, it is about you reaching your goals in life. If you wish to have a career, you should go back to your job, and raise your kids, there are wonderful mothers that do that and still raise wonderful kids. The key is in being able to balance motherhood with your career. But if your desire is being just a mother, then you are successful.
@micniq (15)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 10
For now the expenses for the house is still fine. But the expenses will increase when my children grow up, so I have to find some extra income. Nowadays there are a lot programs on the internet are very good and suitable for mother to make some extra money at home. Now I try hard to find more ways to earn online my babies sleep. So I wish I can success on my job in the same time I can take good care of my babies.
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
being a successful person is also important to me as there you can see all your effort in life or you can say that what you did was worthy. though right now, i cant say that im successful already since i dont even have a stable job with me nor a husband but then, im still wishing and looking for that day to come.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
9 Mar 10
These days no one have an stable job, we can loose our jobs at the first moment, successful for me is reach the goals that you put to yourself. It is nice when you think that way, and I am sure that with a lot of perseverance, you will achieve all the goals you put yourself, the most important thing, is to have your mind set up that you will succeed.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
26 Feb 10
I like how you defined success. I believe that there are different ways in which you can be successful depending on what stage you are in life. Right now I'm 21 and a student. I consider myself very successful because I go to a University and I work. That to me makes me successful. I could have easily chosen a different path. But I know that If I keep on this path I will reach even more success in the future. Like you i also want achievements in my profession. I don't care about the money as well. Since I chose two careers that are really hard to break into and actually earn something, but I just want to do it because it's what I love to do.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
26 Feb 10
Exactly you should always follow your heart, and do whatever you feel comfortable with, we shouldn't think that success is equal o money, because how many people are out there that have a lot of money and they are unhappy as hell, if we are happy with what we are doing and reach all the goals we set, then we are successful.
@missliss08 (766)
• United States
26 Feb 10
I think that depends on what someone considers successful. What I consider successful may not be the same as the next person. I do consider myself very successful. I have lived a life with a lot of hardship, yet I strive to over come. I have been a nurse for many years, completing it in high school, no easy task. I have two beautiful children, and a wonderful husband. I home school, and work mostly from home now. While this all sounds perfect to me, others might think ugh you stay home all day, with kids all day, what kind of life is that? But it is what I chose, and strived for ever since I had kids. Anyone can be successful, you just have to set goals that are achievable, rather than ones that are not.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
26 Feb 10
Of course everybody have different ideas of what success is, in my opinion you are totally successful when you reached the goals that you set for yourself,not following any society pastern, because we are all different and have different ideas of what is good or not, and more important of what do we want in our life for us and our children.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
28 Feb 10
For me, success is also very important. I can say that I have achieved my goals in life already but it doesn't mean I am already successful because I have realized that achieving your goal doesn't mean you are already successful but it means its the start for you to make the best of every thing that you have achieved. I am already married and I have the best husband by I think I am not successful with my marriage life yet because I still have to work out a lot of things between him and me and the rest of my family including my in-laws. I already have a job but it also doesnt mean that I am successful already because I dont know yet what's in it for me and what influenced it will have on me in the future. All I am saying is that time will tell you whether you are successful or not and while you are in the road to success, continue taking that road.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
1 Mar 10
Of course the key is always improve and reinvent yourself, it is important that we understand that we are infallible and that we are not better than anybody else, so that is why we should improve ourselves and try to be better every day. Success is something that evolve and our goals even when they should be achievable change with time, and how we are able to achieve them is what make us really successful.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
7 Jul 10
Focus, smartwork and perseverance are the keys for success. Well i consider its the meaning of life.
