What are some examples of those who have accomplished a lot in life?
It depends how you define success. Below is a world class painting:The author is Picasso, as I am sure many people know. Was he successful in his time? No.But eventually he earned recognition. He is being taught today. I learned about him in art class at age 6–7. Some people would define that as success. He left a legacy. That is an accomplishment.Then there is the financial domain. This man has “done more than any other to help the average investor in America”, so said Buffett in one of his books. So he has accomplished a lot to help small investors get rich, retire earlier etcLikewise, in the financial domain, this `multi-millionaire secretary` should be an inspiration to many:She saved and invested hard, and became and millionaire - Why the wealthy spend less on luxury: the 70/30 rule in finance. she gave it to charity. It all depends how you define success, and that will be different for each individual.
Why don't I still believe I accomplished a lot in life?
You’re looking for approval outside yourself, when you truly express gratitude for what you have & what you accomplished, only then will you feel it. No one can give you or make you feel accomplished, only YOU can do that. Just look at what you’ve done & really believe you’re awesome, you got through it & celebrate it. Be you’re own cheerleader, you don’t need any approval from outside yourself so stop looking for it. It’s ALL within you my friend!
I accomplished a lot in the last years. Why does it make me so sad when I look at old pictures of me, remembering who I was back then?
It’s not easy to answer such a question without digging a little deeper. It might be, for example, that you left behind the carefree person you once were when you focused on accomplishment. Maybe you miss that sense of freedom. Or you might still be trying to escape the person who lacked motivation. You might have learned enough to see anew the problems your younger self faced and feel sad about some dysfunction you never even realized then. You might miss friends that no longer mesh with your present life. You might even be realizing anew how much further you need to go to arrive at some goal, in which case you might be sad to lose how you felt before you started. You might wish you’d gone a different direction, or you might wonder if you shouldn’t feel happier about what you’ve achieved. You might feel some envy for the you who had less responsibility.It’s good to look back occasionally and reassess, to sympathize with what the old you was facing and to forgive yourself for any mistakes. We have to grieve the loss of the person we were, even if we’re glad about where we are and wouldn’t want to change things back to what they were.We gain wisdom through knowledge, experience and good judgment. Without analyzing your past and your journey from there to here, it’s impossible to gain wisdom. But gaining wisdom also tends to remind you that you’re mortal and the journey will end. Looking back reminds us how far we’ve come but that’s tempered by realizing how much time has passed. The more time that passes, the less time you can expect before your story ends. Contemplating your demise, even in an oblique way, can bring sadness. Maybe you’ll find yourself wishing for the days when you weren’t bothered by death because you couldn’t wrap your brain around the concept. But as with all knowledge, once the genie’s out of the bottle it may be impossible to put it back in again.Keep in mind that emotions tend to persist when you resist them. Allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable emotions and acknowledge their import lets you move on.
Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way?
Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way? Can you give me reasoning and examples please. Thank you!! My teacher asked this question...we had to write an essay on it...I already wrote the essay but I want to see other people opinions on this question.
I feel I haven't accomplished anything in my life...?
I need help! I'm 23. Recently I've been down because I haven't really accomplished anything in my life. I'm in school but I feel ill never finish! I'm unemployed because I lost my job after I yelled at my former employer. My cousin who I grew up with have been hanging out recently and about a year ago we talked about opening a business together. We both wanted to open a hookah lounge and I gave him a few ideas and recently he partnered up with my cousins fiance and opened the same business with him instead of me. I feel betrayed. I tried to talk to him about it but he said I didn't have enough funds to open up the business with him. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and I had to work hard for everything taking care of my family and my disabled father. I was never able to save money for myself because I'm too busy carrying the burden of my families financial issues on my shoulders.I don't know what career to pursue anymore. Anyone going through the same thing? Any advice?
Why do I think I am accomplishing a lot of task but at the end of the day I feel it's not and my productivity is really terrible?
I don’t know “why” you feel like that, but I can help you identify and track it!Work with a tool that will help you define, prioritize, and work better with your tasks.I work with the monday app — it’s a tool made for managing your entire life at the office (from your projects to your tasks and more). You can create tasks lists either for yourself, or with your team.What I’d suggest to better track your productivity:Create a backlog of all your tasks (everything for the future)Group your tasks per week (prioritize)Create priorities (what do you need to achieve first)Create statuses (working on it, stuck, done, waiting for X, scheduled, …)Add due dates (we work better with deadlines)Add a time estimation (and adjust with the real time to better plan)It will help you have a way better understanding of how you spend your time, what you actually achieve… and I’m sure it might even put a smile on your face when you’ll see that you achieved more than you think** :)** that works for me!
I accomplished a lot of great things, but my parents never seem proud of it. If you are in my position, what will you do?
Dont care what they think. You clearly know what you want to achieve and you should be proud of yourself. They clearly either favour your sister (I know that sounds harsh) or they are trying o build her up because you are more naturally academic.One of my best friends works as a web designer. His dad was a boxer and always wanted a hard man son. My friend is not that kind of man. He's soft,emotional,artistic and kind. He's not a “jock” whos desperate to fight and be manly.He has a sister a few years younger. His parents gave her everything while saying to him that he ruined there life because they had him too young and because he didn't conform.He went to uni and studied digital art. His parents told him it was a waste of time. He got a first and now earns 4x his fathers wage. They're still not proud they ruined his graduation and his partner (my sister) made them leave.Now he doesn't bother with them much. He is much happier because he has learnt to be proud of himself and not care what his parents think.
I’m turning 23 next month. What should I have accomplished in life by then?
I’d like to start by saying there is no universal measuring stick to tell us what we should have accomplished by when. I think you need to look at where you come from, the resources and support you’ve had, and your own talents and abilities, and what you want to achieve in life.Some people accomplish a lot by the time they are 16 - others don’t arrive at their goals until later. What you have to do is be realistic, and not measure yourself by what other people are doing, but by who you are.If you are someone who has had the support and guidance of parents, mentors, and have someone that you talk to about who you are and your dreams, hopes and aspirations, you discover who you are through relating. IF you haven’t had these types of people or anyone who encourages you, or parents who just expect that you should know, it’s a different ball game.So, put the horse in front of the car and make an inventory of who you are and what you have. And be kind to yourself, kick your own ass when you need it. All the best, and I hope whatever dreams you have you find a way to follow them. You are a person, not a number.
What does it feel like to have accomplished everything you've wanted in life?
It’s interesting. I think I expected some great revelation to occur, or to find myself at the Pearly Gates with a pleased look on my face, but when I realized I’d accomplished everything I could have hoped for, I was left with a sense of wow, and followed by, well, now what. What’s interesting though is that my bucket list changed in a way much like what the movie conveyed, the desires fulfilled were somewhat unexpected. A few things I’d desired I learned that the experience wasn’t quite what I’d hoped, a few I found I replaced with something I’d never expected, and the rest, well, they were interesting happy experiences. And now I twiddle my fingers from time to time looking around thinking well, I did all that, and now what.I changed from the realization, and found my life was more complete than I’d ever expected or hoped it could be. I learned beyond what I ever expected to learn, experienced what I’d never even imagined experiencing, and became a person I never would have recognized as someone I even thought I could be. And for awhile now, I’ve been mulling life with a lack of wind and sense of clear direction for what’s next, and that’s what’s been the most interesting. Once I’d realized I’d done everything I found I didn’t know what else to do. It was great having so many desires and wishes, and that provided quite a bit of motivation. So what do you do when it’s over.This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced that. When I became an artist, and I declare that on the day I entered my first artworks into a juried exhibition, I’d only been practicing for a few years and hadn’t sold anything yet, was still a student. An in that first juried exhibition, I won two first-prize awards. And I remember thinking, well, hells bells, now what do I do. If one measures accomplishments as being the reward, I hit the big time first time out. But life doesn’t work that way - life keeps going, trees still grow, grass still grows, the sun rises and sets, and life goes on. So, once you’ve attained significant accomplishment what do you do next. What I learned is that you live. That the bucket list is motivation for our experiences and growth but it is in living every day, feeling every day, that we get the most. We just don’t realize it until we’ve grown to be able to see.
I want to accomplish a lot of stuff this summer, but I'm feeling very lazy. What should I do?
First, understand why you wanted to do these things in the first place. Do you want to gain new knowledge? Is it something that would benefit a lot of people? Or is it just another line on your resume? Make sure you’re doing them for the right reasons—if you are, the motivation should follow.Next, understand why you’re avoiding doing what you set out to do. Perhaps, it’s because you didn’t have a great answer to my first point? Is it because they’re boring? Is it because they’re difficult to accomplish? If they’re worth doing, then find ways to get over these hurdles. For examples, see next two points.Reward yourself. If you’re spending your time enjoying X instead of doing the important work Y, reward yourself with a little bit of X after doing a lot of Y. It’ll be difficult at first, but you’ll find great fulfillment doing Y, and every bit of X will be that much better.If possible, do it with a friend. There have been many studies on the benefits of peer pressure. If you’re working on a project with a friend, surely you don’t want to disappoint them. If you’re trying to find motivation to hit the gym in the early morning, surely you don’t want to leave them hanging. You’ll mutually benefit off of each other’s motivation, and you’ll enjoy each other’s company.Finally, stop thinking, and start doing. For a lot of things, getting started is half the battle. Don’t wait for the stars to align—just start, and things will eventually fall into place.Source: The Duplex by Glenn McCoy and Gary McCoy | GoComics.com