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.;)

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

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

Pride. I dont mind being humble.

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.

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? :D

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*

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.

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.

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.

So you don't think most CEOs are successful? :haha:

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?

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

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

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.