Price of Success Poll

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2008, 03:00 PM

Which ones of the list would you be willing to sacrifice for the sake of being successful? Of course some of the listed choices may be your very definition of successful, but for others, not so much. Your choice.

Stormieweather · 10-25-2008, 03:34 PM

Aren't those choices (in part or in full) THE definition of successful?

Sundae · 10-25-2008, 03:35 PM

Many of the things above would count as success to me. But you can't give up what you don't have!

Pico and ME · 10-25-2008, 03:39 PM

Pride. I dont mind being humble.

Cicero · 10-25-2008, 04:11 PM

I chose health. Mmm...stress usually comes with success.

I don't view it as having all of those things. I think there is always a price....Sometimes I think the most successful are the people that went through periods of sacrifice. Because, I believe the most successful people, are the people that have good character.

Juniper · 10-25-2008, 04:42 PM

I chose money. Having gobs of money is not my definition of success.

Which is a good thing, because...well, you know. Maybe I'm already more successful than I thought.

Besides, who needs money when you've got STUFF?

DanaC · 10-25-2008, 06:12 PM

Hmm. I guess money, probably comfort too, though I think I have already sacrificed a fair amount of that to pursue my current goals. Living on less than £15k per annum isn't exactly most people's definition of comfort.

I dunno really. I am not much for sacrificing, because I've never had much to sacrifice :P I don't like sacrificing my time unless it's for something I value. So, I wouldnt be inclined to take a well-paid job that didn't inspire me. My definition of success tends not to be based around money or possessions, but levels of happiness. Oh and academia. But that doesn't really feel like a sacrifice to pursue, not after tromping about the place doing stuff that I hated for years (not counting the literacy teaching, that rocked).

To anybody looking in it probably looks like I am making sacrifices, living on fuck all for years of study. But, i tend to live on fuck all anyway...except now I get to live on fuck all and do interesting stuff.

The idea that I might somehow make it into the world of academia and make a career there thrills me, and is dangerously seductive. I have to keep reminding myself not to daydream about beng a scholar and actually do the damn work :P It's just such a strange and wonderful world, it draws me in.

I have to get better at sacrificing leisure time. *blinks*

lookout123 · 10-25-2008, 08:06 PM

I chose comfort, because comfort is simply a temporary feeling of adequacy. I'd rather be "uncomfortable" because lack of comfort is what drives one on to new challenges.

Aliantha · 10-25-2008, 08:15 PM

I chose comfort also. I'm willing to forego a little bit of comfort in order to be successful.

I agree with SG about all the rest in that list being part of the way I'd define success. I definitely don't think you'd be successful if you had no family or happiness or honour or health or love in particular.

Perry Winkle · 10-25-2008, 10:09 PM

None of the above.

I can't say that I sacrifice anything for success. Except maybe time, since I do spend quite a bit of it working toward my goals. But I'm always as happy, comfortable, ... as I need to be.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-26-2008, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

Because, I believe the most successful people, are the people that have good character.

So you don't think most CEOs are successful?

ZenGum · 10-26-2008, 06:06 AM

If I had everything on that list, I would decline your kind offer of "success". Cause if I've got everything on that list, what exactly is it you are offering? What is this "success" you speak of, that is exclusive of the items on the list?

Clodfobble · 10-26-2008, 10:41 AM

I think the question is more like, "Which of these would not be strictly necessary for you to still feel successful?"

Trilby · 10-26-2008, 10:49 AM

my son and I both said reputation. money can buy you anything.

TheMercenary · 10-27-2008, 07:55 AM

Pride is the easist and least painful to give up because it is one of the few choices that does not affect the people around you, the ones closest to you.

Honor might be a second close to that, but I could not sacrifice that.

View Poll Results: Which of the following would you be willing to sacrifice for being successful?
Happiness	1	3.85%
Comfort	5	19.23%
Reputation	4	15.38%
Pride	8	30.77%
Honor	2	7.69%
Health	1	3.85%
Money	13	50.00%
Love	2	7.69%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

10-25-2008, 03:00 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Price of Success Poll Which ones of the list would you be willing to sacrifice for the sake of being successful? Of course some of the listed choices may be your very definition of successful, but for others, not so much. Your choice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 10-25-2008 at 03:11 PM.

10-25-2008, 03:34 PM	#2
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Aren't those choices (in part or in full) THE definition of successful? __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

10-25-2008, 03:35 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Many of the things above would count as success to me. But you can't give up what you don't have! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 10-25-2008 at 03:41 PM.

10-25-2008, 04:11 PM	#5
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I chose health. Mmm...stress usually comes with success. I don't view it as having all of those things. I think there is always a price....Sometimes I think the most successful are the people that went through periods of sacrifice. Because, I believe the most successful people, are the people that have good character. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-25-2008, 03:39 PM	#4
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Pride. I dont mind being humble.

10-25-2008, 04:42 PM	#6
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I chose money. Having gobs of money is not my definition of success. Which is a good thing, because...well, you know. Maybe I'm already more successful than I thought. Besides, who needs money when you've got STUFF?

10-25-2008, 06:12 PM	#7
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hmm. I guess money, probably comfort too, though I think I have already sacrificed a fair amount of that to pursue my current goals. Living on less than £15k per annum isn't exactly most people's definition of comfort. I dunno really. I am not much for sacrificing, because I've never had much to sacrifice :P I don't like sacrificing my time unless it's for something I value. So, I wouldnt be inclined to take a well-paid job that didn't inspire me. My definition of success tends not to be based around money or possessions, but levels of happiness. Oh and academia. But that doesn't really feel like a sacrifice to pursue, not after tromping about the place doing stuff that I hated for years (not counting the literacy teaching, that rocked). To anybody looking in it probably looks like I am making sacrifices, living on fuck all for years of study. But, i tend to live on fuck all anyway...except now I get to live on fuck all and do interesting stuff. The idea that I might somehow make it into the world of academia and make a career there thrills me, and is dangerously seductive. I have to keep reminding myself not to daydream about beng a scholar and actually do the damn work :P It's just such a strange and wonderful world, it draws me in. I have to get better at sacrificing leisure time. blinks

10-25-2008, 08:06 PM	#8
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I chose comfort, because comfort is simply a temporary feeling of adequacy. I'd rather be "uncomfortable" because lack of comfort is what drives one on to new challenges. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-25-2008, 08:15 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I chose comfort also. I'm willing to forego a little bit of comfort in order to be successful. I agree with SG about all the rest in that list being part of the way I'd define success. I definitely don't think you'd be successful if you had no family or happiness or honour or health or love in particular. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-25-2008, 10:09 PM	#10
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	None of the above. I can't say that I sacrifice anything for success. Except maybe time, since I do spend quite a bit of it working toward my goals. But I'm always as happy, comfortable, ... as I need to be.

10-26-2008, 06:06 AM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	If I had everything on that list, I would decline your kind offer of "success". Cause if I've got everything on that list, what exactly is it you are offering? What is this "success" you speak of, that is exclusive of the items on the list? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-26-2008, 10:41 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I think the question is more like, "Which of these would not be strictly necessary for you to still feel successful?" __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-26-2008, 10:49 AM	#14
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	my son and I both said reputation. money can buy you anything. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-27-2008, 07:55 AM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Pride is the easist and least painful to give up because it is one of the few choices that does not affect the people around you, the ones closest to you. Honor might be a second close to that, but I could not sacrifice that. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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