Fuglydude
Master Don Juan
Sup gentlemen,
I was thinking today about the term "success". I'm sure it means different things to different people. Also, societal perception of success maybe very different from individual perceptions, etc.
My definition of success is simple: To maximize my happiness. I personally think that we are the happiest when we give ourselves to a greater cause, and work our tails off towards that. Really applying and achieving our potential while maintaining a balanced lifestyle is in my opinion integral to how I define success.
To me success means:
- being highly educated (MD or PhD), and having a "professional job"... I'm a total nerd, so I enjoy that stuff, and could care less about the prestige etc.
- It also means being in the top 1% of income earners. This is easier to achieve in Canada than the US, as the "cut-off" to get into the top 1% of income earners is only around 250k annual income. Obviously a job alone (unless you're a medical specialist) probably won't cut it, so I run a business as well.
- Having an elite physique. To me this means being a competitive physique athlete (in bodybuilding/fitness modeling, etc) as well competing in things like Olympic lifting/powerlifting.
- Having a healthy and balanced family/social life. Obviously this is harder to define in concrete tangible terms.
- Maintaining a high level of integrity and being able to contribute back to society by volunteering/donating etc.
- Learning as much as about the world as I can, even in areas outside of my professional expertise. I'm obsessed with watching documentaries. Stuff like quantum mechanics and cosmology absolutely fascinates me.
I spend my life trying to achieve success. Its not easy, but few things that are worthwhile are.
My question to you is:
What does success mean to you? Why are these things important to you and how powerful of a driving force are they in your life?
I was thinking today about the term "success". I'm sure it means different things to different people. Also, societal perception of success maybe very different from individual perceptions, etc.
My definition of success is simple: To maximize my happiness. I personally think that we are the happiest when we give ourselves to a greater cause, and work our tails off towards that. Really applying and achieving our potential while maintaining a balanced lifestyle is in my opinion integral to how I define success.
To me success means:
- being highly educated (MD or PhD), and having a "professional job"... I'm a total nerd, so I enjoy that stuff, and could care less about the prestige etc.
- It also means being in the top 1% of income earners. This is easier to achieve in Canada than the US, as the "cut-off" to get into the top 1% of income earners is only around 250k annual income. Obviously a job alone (unless you're a medical specialist) probably won't cut it, so I run a business as well.
- Having an elite physique. To me this means being a competitive physique athlete (in bodybuilding/fitness modeling, etc) as well competing in things like Olympic lifting/powerlifting.
- Having a healthy and balanced family/social life. Obviously this is harder to define in concrete tangible terms.
- Maintaining a high level of integrity and being able to contribute back to society by volunteering/donating etc.
- Learning as much as about the world as I can, even in areas outside of my professional expertise. I'm obsessed with watching documentaries. Stuff like quantum mechanics and cosmology absolutely fascinates me.
I spend my life trying to achieve success. Its not easy, but few things that are worthwhile are.
My question to you is:
What does success mean to you? Why are these things important to you and how powerful of a driving force are they in your life?