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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meh, i come from my own perspective that unless she has a satisfying job, i see nothing successful about a woman with babies who got married to a nice guy.  Because i'm not sure how any of that is an accomplishment.

Woman with nice husband, kids and good job? success!

Woman with no husband or kids, but good job, and she is happy with her life? Success!

Woman with nice husband and kids, who piddles around with zumba and the PTA?  I mean, she hasn't "achieved" anything, so i'd call that a neutral.

Woman with husband, kids and job or no job, who's not happy? Not a success.   [/quote]

Why is there no room in the equation for: If the woman with the nice husband and kids, Zumba and PTA is happy, that’s a success - ?  People find meaning and happiness in different things, and that’s okay.

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Because they literally haven't succeeded at anything. Happy? Sure. Success?  No. [/quote]

A lot of people use the words synonymously. To many (including myself) to be truly successful in life is to be genuinely content with your lot in life. Whether you are Mark Zuckerberg or Joe Schmoe living anonymously in the suburbs.

I meet a lot of people who are successful in the sense that they make a lot of money or they have reached the top of their chosen career fields but if they are not happy people, then I don’t consider them truly successful. [/quote]

Same [/quote]

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