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Kiichol
Sweden182 Posts
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Robinsa
Japan1333 Posts
Because you seem young. Most people had that line of thought sometime when they were teenagers. | ||
freewareplayer
Germany403 Posts
You live only once, and life is far too short to care about anything else than being happy, be it whatever makes you happy. A job i actually like, a nice house, a nice family, enough money for some fancy new tech/media stuff, and maybe some leftover cash for some weed once in a while :D. Everything more than that i dont need, if i get filthy rich, that would be a nice bonus, but imo its really nothing to work for. | ||
xrapture
United States1644 Posts
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Deleted User 101379
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... now i just want to have my peace and be left alone. | ||
Heouf
Netherlands787 Posts
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KayBee
Sweden156 Posts
Anyway, my current goals and dreams are; 1. Become a firefighter. (Oh da cliché!) 2. Be happy! Be able to do those things I love to do and not giving a shit what others think about it. If I enjoy gaming, that is a part of me and people just have to accept that or just not hang around with me. Edit: I'm 23 years old! | ||
targ
Malaysia445 Posts
On April 07 2012 18:19 Alborz wrote: The older I grow, the less ambition I have. I wonder if this is a linear relationship. Looks like it when looking at old people 100k+ job ! Money money !! but its really saddening to think of those who get the other end of the stick. 99%/1% I think our deepest ambition as humans is the worlds ambition to be connected. My own experience is somewhat contrary to this - my ambition got bigger gradually as I got older. When I was a kid, my family went through some tough economic times, never to the brink of starvation but we had to save on a lot of things. At that time my ambition was just to have enough money to eat Mcdonalds every day. Later on when times got better and I got to college (and had enough money to eat Mcdonalds every day if I wanted to), I wished to have a decently paying job which was somewhat professional. Now that I'm a consultant, I think about how I can make more and more money and go for a MBA at some good school So my ambition got bigger gradually over time. Of course it may reach the top of the curve and start going back down, but I haven't experienced that yet so far. | ||
Setev
Malaysia390 Posts
I believe there is nothing wrong to want to be rich and powerful, as long as you want to use your resources to do good unto your fellow humans. Hence, every sane person should aspire to be as rich and as powerful as we can be. Anyway, I define "rich" as being able to earn US$1000, 000 or more per year forever. Quite similar to the SEC definition. Edit: I'm 24 years old. | ||
Jongl0
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okum
France5776 Posts
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Karakaxe
Sweden585 Posts
Do not feel sorry for yourself, and dont be jealous, ever. Those 2 things will always keep you on track in life no matter what. When i was young i was spoiled, weakminded and apathethic. Then you know, life does its thang and you either man up, put your head down and do your best, or you blame life and look up conspiracy documentaries while hating on your job. Odds are most of us will live untill we are old, very old, so why not listen to what old people have to say about their lives? Why do so many people even care about having alot of stuff/money? To me its obvious, most people in their 60s-70s dont give a shit about money or status. All that counts is if you did what you wanted and got recognised for it, even if its just by like 3 people. There is many interesting things to think about, being alive SO damn interesting and i love it most of the time. Cheers | ||
Diks
Belgium1880 Posts
On April 14 2012 23:25 Setev wrote: Well I certainly want to be rich and powerful. Anybody saying they DON'T want to be so are either misers or are deluding themselves. Anyway, misers are people who say "God/My parents/My being alive is my money, my power and my everything. I am already the richest and most powerful person alive". I believe there is nothing wrong to want to be rich and powerful, as long as you want to use your resources to do good unto your fellow humans. Hence, every sane person should aspire to be as rich and as powerful as we can be. Anyway, I define "rich" as being able to earn US$1000, 000 or more per year forever. Quite similar to the SEC definition. Edit: I'm 24 years old. What will you do to become rich ? Money don't come out of trees. The money you want will come from other people. When you say you want to be rich, you also mean that you want other to be more poor so you could feel better by comparing. You say you want money to do good things, who are you to think that other people won't use that money in a good way ? You don't want to share, you want more than others. Because you think you deserve more ? Fix your ego and then you'll realise that being rich isn't what you REALLY want. I just don't like the mentality of "I'll take money from them so I could care of them because I know better than them about themself". Not very wise to say you want the good of your fellow human and in the same time say you want more money than them. Flash news : everyone can't become rich. "But everyone want money !!" Yeah, the same way, everyone would like to have sex with that girl over there, but nobody does because rape is immoral. Being rich is also immoral bro. And please tell me how you will become rich. | ||
Ghostcom
Denmark4776 Posts
On April 14 2012 23:40 Diks wrote: What will you do to become rich ? Money don't come out of trees. The money you want will come from other people. When you say you want to be rich, you also mean that you want other to be more poor so you could feel better by comparing. You say you want money to do good things, who are you to think that other people won't use that money in a good way ? You don't want to share, you want more than others. Because you think you deserve more ? Fix your ego and then you'll realise that being rich isn't what you REALLY want. I just don't like the mentality of "I'll take money from them so I could care of them because I know better than them about themself". Not very wise to say you want the good of your fellow human and in the same time say you want more money than them. Flash news : everyone can't become rich. "But everyone want money !!" Yeah, the same way, everyone would like to have sex with that girl over there, but nobody does because rape is immoral. Being rich is also immoral bro. And please tell me how you will become rich. Being rich isn't immoral, stop trying to claim some moral highground which isn't present... Pretending you have the correct answer like you did is straight up stupid - Socrates had this figured out a couple of thousand years ago... So let's try with a bit of learning done the socratian way: "What is moral?". And yes people are different and some people are better than others in certain fields - live with it. | ||
Syrupjuice
United States173 Posts
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joeschmo
United States167 Posts
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Setev
Malaysia390 Posts
On April 14 2012 23:40 Diks wrote: What will you do to become rich ? Money don't come out of trees. The money you want will come from other people. When you say you want to be rich, you also mean that you want other to be more poor so you could feel better by comparing. You say you want money to do good things, who are you to think that other people won't use that money in a good way ? You don't want to share, you want more than others. Because you think you deserve more ? Fix your ego and then you'll realise that being rich isn't what you REALLY want. I just don't like the mentality of "I'll take money from them so I could care of them because I know better than them about themself". Not very wise to say you want the good of your fellow human and in the same time say you want more money than them. Flash news : everyone can't become rich. "But everyone want money !!" Yeah, the same way, everyone would like to have sex with that girl over there, but nobody does because rape is immoral. Being rich is also immoral bro. And please tell me how you will become rich. I respect your opinion, but me being rich does not mean others will be poorer. Being rich is NOT a zero sum game. I suggest you either take up reading motivational books like Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill, Robert Kiyosaki's books, and etc. You will then realize that money DO grow out of thin air. The problem is 90% of the people don't know how to pluck it from the air! You need to change your mentality towards life in general. From your words, I sense that you think that trying to get rich is sinful, because you think that to get rich means to take from other people. Now I'm telling you - getting rich means you make money for yourself, and its NEVER a zero sum game. Anyway, how am I getting rich? Well I want to get rich by starting my own business (I chose entrepreneur in the poll as my ambition). By starting my own business, I can provide employment opportunities to my society, as well as contribute by providing valuable services to the people. If my business succeeds, then not only will I get rich, but my employees will get rich (higher salary), and more people will benefit from my company's services (branches). More information can be found if you make an effort to look for the books I mentioned, or to participate in seminars (they are mostly free). And flash news: ANYONE CAN BECOME RICH. Its those with discipline and determination to carry out their plans who will eventually become rich. Trust me, there are so many examples out there. 1. Steve Jobs 2. Robert Kiyosaki 3. Anthony Robbins Just to name a few. They started out piss poor, and with not much in the way of formal education. They are rich because they contribute a lot to the economy and for the benefit of humanity. Granted I do not like Steve Jobs' way of running a company, but nevertheless his contributions far outweigh his shortcomings. | ||
AeonStrife
United States918 Posts
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Batssa
United States154 Posts
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Diks
Belgium1880 Posts
On April 15 2012 00:08 Setev wrote: I respect your opinion, but me being rich does not mean others will be poorer. Being rich is NOT a zero sum game. I suggest you either take up reading motivational books like Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill, Robert Kiyosaki's books, and etc. You will then realize that money DO grow out of thin air. The problem is 90% of the people don't know how to pluck it from the air! You need to change your mentality towards life in general. From your words, I sense that you think that trying to get rich is sinful, because you think that to get rich means to take from other people. Now I'm telling you - getting rich means you make money for yourself, and its NEVER a zero sum game. Anyway, how am I getting rich? Well I want to get rich by starting my own business (I chose entrepreneur in the poll as my ambition). By starting my own business, I can provide employment opportunities to my society, as well as contribute by providing valuable services to the people. If my business succeeds, then not only will I get rich, but my employees will get rich (higher salary), and more people will benefit from my company's services (branches). More information can be found if you make an effort to look for the books I mentioned, or to participate in seminars (they are mostly free). And flash news: ANYONE CAN BECOME RICH. Its those with discipline and determination to carry out their plans who will eventually become rich. Trust me, there are so many examples out there. 1. Steve Jobs 2. Robert Kiyosaki 3. Anthony Robbins Just to name a few. They started out piss poor, and with not much in the way of formal education. They are rich because they contribute a lot to the economy and for the benefit of humanity. Granted I do not like Steve Jobs' way of running a company, but nevertheless his contributions far outweigh his shortcomings. Ok, I mainly misunderstood you i think. Being an entrepreneur and stimulating jobs and economy via fair business is good. I just thought (from various experiences) that the want to become rich will lead to poor salaries and evaluating the cost-effeciency of your employees rather than their well being. I think that if you want to become rich you have to think with numbers, equation, cut all the spendings that can be cut and maximise the benefices. But that's not all the entrepreneurship out there, you're right. There are difference business model, and you didn't aim for insanely rich, so I went too harsh on you. When I say everybody can't become rich, I mean that if everybody were rich. "Rich" wouldn't exist as this'll be an all middle class and prices would have adapted to that. Being rich is always in comparaison of others. But you're not aiming ultra-rich status, where all the sins really appears in my eyes. Peace, friend Don't let ass holes like me ruin your ambitions. Being an entrepreneur is difficult because you surrounding suddenly become an opponent. We're scared to see where we failed. | ||
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