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anexsia · 04-21-2012, 12:29 PM

I would say anyone who's doing what they truly love.

Paul Markham · 04-21-2012, 12:44 PM

Getting to retirement age and having more money coming in than going out. Would be perfect if my health was good, but like the man say, you can't have everything.

Sid70 · 04-21-2012, 01:00 PM

Success is a balance, a complex achievement.

Kolargol · 04-21-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefootsies

Today's society measures success by wealth, or money earned.

that also depends how much you care what society thinks about you.

L-Pink · 04-21-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolargol

that also depends how much you care what society thinks about you.

Bingo. When you know what YOU want. What it takes to make YOU successful to yourself is the key. If you try to "look or be" successful to others you are in a never ending game.

Never give a fuck about the opinions of others, they will never be right anyway.

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anexsia · 04-21-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Bingo. When you know what YOU want. What it takes to make YOU successful to yourself is the key. If you try to "look or be" successful to others you are in a never ending game.

Never give a fuck about the opinions of others, they will never be right anyway.

.

seeme · 04-21-2012, 02:55 PM

Controlling all internet traffic

Bryan G · 04-21-2012, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Getting to retirement age and having more money coming in than going out. Would be perfect if my health was good, but like the man say, you can't have everything.

Don't forget your jigsaw puzzles.

mavruda · 04-21-2012, 03:10 PM

If I manage to launch my site soon - it will be success for me.
If I start earning good, decent money of it it will be success for me.
If by any chance I start giving job to other people afterwards it will be success to me.
Knowing that I'm helpful to me and others - that should be success.
I can't be much of help if I'm not healthy - so the health is important. When I'm fine I have good ideas.

chaze · 04-21-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

Is it numbers? $100 a day? $400 a day? $1000 a day?

Is it owning one home or two?

IN your words, what is success?

I always felt that $2000 a month is true success with any internet business. From there it's just bacon. basically this is enough to pay the bills so you can commit to your project full time.

nikki99 · 04-21-2012, 03:49 PM

I have met suicidal people, so while you don´t want to kill yourself u r a success

Failed · 04-21-2012, 03:57 PM

My grandmother was hospitalized and I had to pay an absurd amount of money that cost me all my savings, and all but one old truck I now drive. I even had to move in my grandmother's house. But, I got her home and healthy again. So, I have the one person who was there for me my entire life here and healthy. I consider myself wealthy, successful, and happy

ilnjscb · 04-21-2012, 04:55 PM

Success is different from health - health is like an inheritance or living in political stability, lots of it is luck.

Success is

1. Constant demand for your product, on your terms
2. A wife/GF that you and everyone else consider attractive (did I say just physically?) that loves you
2a. Children that love you if you have them

L-Pink · 04-21-2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ilnjscb

Success is different from health - health is like an inheritance or living in political stability, lots of it is luck.

Success is

1. Constant demand for your product, on your terms
2. A wife/GF that you and everyone else consider attractive (did I say just physically?) that loves you
2a. Children that love you if you have them

Everything you listed requires approval from others. Good luck.

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SilentKnight · 04-21-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

i know for me, it was to be able to afford waterfront property...

Bonus if you're less than 100yards from a bingo hall.

chaze · 04-21-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ilnjscb

Success is different from health - health is like an inheritance or living in political stability, lots of it is luck.

Success is

1. Constant demand for your product, on your terms
2. A wife/GF that you and everyone else consider attractive (did I say just physically?) that loves you
2a. Children that love you if you have them

Wow, I really like this one.

Chosen · 04-21-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

Owning my very own, public toilets...

porno jew · 04-21-2012, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by addyourcontent

Controlling all internet traffic

spoken like a manwin employee.

Fletch XXX · 04-21-2012, 09:00 PM

lots of good replies.

=)

GFED · 04-21-2012, 09:13 PM

Success is to die happily.

Ross · 04-21-2012, 10:17 PM

Happiness.

SomeCreep · 04-21-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

Is it numbers? $100 a day? $400 a day? $1000 a day?

Is it owning one home or two?

IN your words, what is success?

Success is happiness. Everyone knows this.

Rochard · 04-21-2012, 11:01 PM

Success is being contempt.

Some people judge success by having a cool or expensive car. But yet they can beat by any eighteen year old who can save up $4k for a used crotch rocket.

Some people judge success by having multiple houses, but that only means you have decent credit.

Some people judge success by having a lot of money. But how many people do you know who have lots of money and are unhappy pricks?

I'm pretty happy with my life. In fact, all things considered, I think I've been very lucky in life.

epitome · 04-21-2012, 11:27 PM

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it makes like a hell of a lot more fun.

Sid70 · 04-21-2012, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Bingo. When you know what YOU want. What it takes to make YOU successful to yourself is the key. If you try to "look or be" successful to others you are in a never ending game.

Never give a fuck about the opinions of others, they will never be right anyway.

.

epitome · 04-21-2012, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Bingo. When you know what YOU want. What it takes to make YOU successful to yourself is the key. If you try to "look or be" successful to others you are in a never ending game.

Never give a fuck about the opinions of others, they will never be right anyway.

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Very true. I think this is something most people learn as they get older though. At 32, I've only gotten that for a few years and my 22 year old boyfriend still doesn't get it, but I don't expect him to, yet.

I still owe you a call or at least an email. Came back from Phoenix and was in hospital on Wednesday and back again this weekend. It's been rough and when I do have energy to do anything I do what I can to keep my work plates spinning. I hope my email back though sent you in the right direction.

califmerchant · 04-21-2012, 11:49 PM

i think anything over $250,000/yr is wealth. But whats also important is secure financial independence, and by that i mean something that makes you money no matter what.

example: real estate. if you own two houses that bring you $2,000/month each in rent, you never need to work again. that is what i call independence.

CampHost · 04-22-2012, 12:29 AM

For me it was coming to the realization that owning things didn't make me happier, in fact it made me less happy. Now I'm not talking about utility we all need electricity, clean water, healthy food, and health care but once you move past utility it gets murky. You really can't own anything that won't require some of your precious time for maintenance at some point. Even if you throw that thing away you have to have a garbage can to throw it in, a garbage bag to hold it, and take the garbage out or pay someone to do all the above which also takes your time. So for me a big part of it was figuring out how keep most of my time, which is what I'm still striving for.

If you only had three days to live would you work even 5 seconds to make some more money, I doubt it. Would you go shopping, I doubt it. Well none of us have much time really so how much is your time worth? I say your time is priceless... We all must give up precious time to survive but we shouldn't come to a point where we give up all our time chasing worthless possessions, stuff that will be in a land fill one day.
Bottom line is the more you own the more time you worked to get it, the more you will work to maintain it, and the more stress you will incur from worrying over it, that doesn't that sound like a formula for happiness to me anymore. I sure ain't got it all figured out and never will but I do believe I'm on the right track concerning possessions and happiness.

Alex69 · 04-22-2012, 04:37 AM

100 mill on bank account... under that amount you aint really rich

maxjohan · 04-22-2012, 05:12 AM

For me it's all about being able to laugh and cry. What I fear the most is becoming a "psychopath". Having my emotions intact, is one of the privileges I value the most. Along with my health.

Of course I would love to have a couple millions($) in a bank account. But it's not the most important thing for me. Financially speaking, I think that if you're netting $1 million usd after taxes per year. Then you are extremely successful, financially speaking.

ilnjscb · 04-22-2012, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Everything you listed requires approval from others. Good luck.

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Correct - without the approbation of others, you have the "if a tree falls in the forest" question.

Cultivating happiness without any verification of that happiness is the same as being suicidally sad or convinced you are the ruler of Mars without verification. What defines reality? Those around you define the language you speak, what foods you prefer, your range of philosophy, all your transactions, etc. In solitary confinement you'd go nuts and die. You need them, whether you accept that or not. I guess you could live as a hermit (or hermitessa), and then you could define your own terms completely.

L-Pink · 04-22-2012, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ilnjscb

Correct - without the approbation of others, you have the "if a tree falls in the forest" question.

Cultivating happiness without any verification of that happiness is the same as being suicidally sad or convinced you are the ruler of Mars without verification. What defines reality? Those around you define the language you speak, what foods you prefer, your range of philosophy, all your transactions, etc. In solitary confinement you'd go nuts and die. You need them, whether you accept that or not. I guess you could live as a hermit (or hermitessa), and then you could define your own terms completely.

Wow, you need the approval of others to be happy? To be complete? To verify your self worth? I won't criticize you, to each his own, but I will say you will never get off the treadmill, you will never be content. You will never be yourself.

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CaptainHowdy · 04-22-2012, 08:31 AM

Virtue . . .

ilnjscb · 04-23-2012, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Wow, you need the approval of others to be happy? To be complete? To verify your self worth? I won't criticize you, to each his own, but I will say you will never get off the treadmill, you will never be content. You will never be yourself.

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I'll re-examine what I think in light of your comments, but I don't really see any way to go against 3m years of physiology. If it means I'm on a treadmill how would I escape it? If I just declare that I don't need people and don't care what they think am I being honest or just hoping a declaration is enough?

I'd say betting against Mother Nature is a losing bet. Humans are social (well, tribal) animals. It takes a VERY strong person to go against that. Other people's opinions of you can and do affect your internal chemistry.

Do you think those POWs in Korea wanted to care what the guards thought of them? Yet many of them broke. I don't know if you can just declare that you don't care and make it so.

Barefootsies · 04-23-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Wow, you need the approval of others to be happy? To be complete? To verify your self worth? I won't criticize you, to each his own, but I will say you will never get off the treadmill, you will never be content. You will never be yourself.

Tom_PM · 04-23-2012, 07:28 AM

Sleeping well at night.

DamianJ · 04-23-2012, 07:30 AM

I think if I could have bought a wife, made her go out to work to get the money to pay the rent and food, so I could sit in all day posting bollocks on forums that no one cares about I would call that success.

Webmazter · 04-23-2012, 08:57 AM

Love, health, secured future (read: number≥$1mln), time to live and peace of mind. That's the success if you ask me...

sperbonzo · 04-23-2012, 09:17 AM

Lisa_trafficshop · 04-23-2012, 09:55 AM

Having a healthy family, helping friends and of course achieving goals, that's my view of it

seeme · 04-25-2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by porno jew

spoken like a manwin employee.

maybe I am

Erik_ · 04-25-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkJedi

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Winner!

ContentPimp · 04-25-2012, 11:28 PM

Doing something you enjoy (as a hobbie) as your job, being able to provide everything for your family, not worrying about bills = success to me.

alextokyo · 04-25-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Success is being contempt.

What the fuck?

Success is hating shit and being pissed off all the time?

ChloeF · 04-25-2012, 11:38 PM

Having a family and a career and just being happy with your life

shahab6 · 04-26-2012, 12:37 AM

being able to support my lifestyle without worrying about money.

Socks · 04-26-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by porno jew

crack in my pipe, hooker on my dick, glock in my pocket, hand on the wheel.

No cops in sight.

Thought I should add that.

Socks · 04-26-2012, 01:03 AM

My good friend says that to him, success is having power and money - and then not using it.

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ilnjscb Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8,873	Success is different from health - health is like an inheritance or living in political stability, lots of it is luck. Success is 1. Constant demand for your product, on your terms 2. A wife/GF that you and everyone else consider attractive (did I say just physically?) that loves you 2a. Children that love you if you have them

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Alex69 Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 328	100 mill on bank account... under that amount you aint really rich

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