I have an important question to ask about you

[drizzt3117]

Originally Posted by odoreater

When I look at someone who's successful professionally, but goes home to an empty apartment, i think to myself: "loser."

Personally though, I don't really see why it has to be a choice between the two. My fiance is the world to me, but, I still have high aspirations in my professional life and work hard to achieve them.

Well, some industries are certainly not particularly conducive to traditional relationships, especially ones that involve a lot of travel, not to say that people aren't able to move past that, but certainly you would think a management consulting associate, especially one working internationally, would be less likely to "settle down" than someone working a 9-5 job with no travel in industry. That's certainly a lifestyle choice in and of itself.

 

[wilson brother]

Originally Posted by odoreater

When I look at someone who's successful professionally, but goes home to an empty apartment, i think to myself: "loser."

Personally though, I don't really see why it has to be a choice between the two. My fiance is the world to me, but, I still have high aspirations in my professional life and work hard to achieve them.

Hey Odor-

I don't think that someone who is lonely is a loser but it does make me sad

.

You never went home to an empty place?

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Why not? Its a pretty easy concept to wrap your head around. I don't know how much better I can say it than just "be yourself". How about, "Don't give a **** what everyone else thinks and do your own thing"? How about "Persue your goals and ideals without regard for any dissenting opinons"?

If you can figure out a way to live your life the way you want to live it, that is success.



No, its not. Its even less easy when people put all sorts of fallacious restrictions on themselves, like "you have to get married" or you have to dress well to be a success... or whatever it might be.
Hmm, mixing the concepts of marriage and "fallacious restrictions". There's a Freudian pun, or something, in there somewhere.

 

[designprofessor]

I'd be happy being a nobody with Monica Bellucci

 

[Bandwagonesque]

Still quoting the Stone Roses are we?

 

[Quirk]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

Hmm, mixing the concepts of marriage and "fallacious restrictions". There's a Freudian pun, or something, in there somewhere.

heh -- yeah, someone's a cunning linguist.

 

[Get Smart]

I interpreted the query as "would you rather be a famous _____ but have no close friends, sig other etc....or would you rather be a a regular joe working a regular job but having close friends, sig other etc"

in which case the answer was pretty obvious.

 

[Bandwagonesque]

No one with someone.

Because Maslow says so...

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by Quirk

heh -- yeah, someone's a cunning linguist.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by Quirk

heh -- yeah, someone's a cunning linguist.

...and a master debator

 

[Quirk]

Though near as I can tell, all the master baiters are on the Current Events board.

 

[wilson brother]

Originally Posted by Bandwagonesque

Still quoting the Stone Roses are we?

 

[wilson brother]

Hey guys-

I justed noticed this election is a tie..

but its not too late to cast your vote

.

If you are undecided..think about it while I do this drum solo..

-Danny Wilson