I spent that the last week back in my hometown reminiscing with many old (still current) friends. Many of us are at that point where we are about to start our real adult lives. It seems like it was just yesterday when we were playing football in the side yard or roller hockey on the street, but that is not what this post is all about.
What is your definition of being successful with relation to your monetary value?
In my group of friends, we truly have a pretty diverse bunch of aspirations and how we plan to reach them (it will be interesting to see if they know who they are if they are reading this):
- The guy dedicated to living on crumbs and crackers for the next decade of his life, so he can finally bank on becoming a doctor.
- The people that don’t mind the typical 9-5 job, and stay close to what their parents did to become successful enough to live in a good size house and not worry about day to day finances.
- The confused and somewhat misguided that are still trying to find their passion or purpose, while stuck in pointless and dead-end positions.
- The kid who wants to be filthy rich and powerful, but can’t seem to stop partying.
- The entrepreneurs looking to do whatever it takes to make money on their own terms.
The one common goal is to be able to have money, but the difference are how we are all willing to get it, how much do we really want, and how long do we want to wait?
So again, What is your definition of being successful with relation to your monetary value?
Are you satisfied with working a normal 9-5 job as long as you have money to afford a good house and some other things? Do you want to make so much money that you can literally buy anything you want? Maybe you don’t even care about the money. Are you more interested in just finding something you are really passionate about and pursuing it?
I personally have another friend who is willing to spend two years of his life, in the Peace Corps, aiding those less fortunate around the world. As selfish as it may sound, I just couldn’t even see myself doing that, and I know I am not the only one; however, money is not everybody’s driving desire.
So how do you define success with relation to your monetary value? Do your friends and/or family feel the same way. Do you see a wide variety of different ways to meet the same goals?
It is really interesting to see so many different methods among people with so much in common to reach a somewhat common goal.
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