This means a lot of different things to a lot of people.
Whatever way you look at it, life is hard and there are winners and losers and those who sit in a grey area. What makes someone successful to me is being content and happy, and I wouldn’t be jealous if someone could achieve that for themselves
I don’t get jealous of others success. I have schizophrena, and I have my success. It’s a success for me to take a shower, remember to eat, take my medicine, keep a job, and not kill myself. Success isn’t about a new car, millions of dollars, or some fancy executive job. For us, it’s about getting through each day alive.
i look at elyn saks and i tell myself man would i love to be able to do what she does.
but jealous… no. maybe if i were closer to her abilities i’d be jealous. do you know what i mean? it is so far fetched so i can’t envy her.
judy
i used to be jealous, then changed to grateful then felt inferior once more, but now i have accepted who i am. Be it successful or not in terms of materialistic, i am successful in my own ways. Some of my values are good, only recently i got to know some good friends (when at the age of 32 to 33 [i am now 33 years old]) initially i felt i wasted 33 years of my life, but it’s not really the case. every step that i took was a learning lesson for me, it was meant to mold me into a better person. Yes, i may have suffered, but it was because of these sufferings that i have what my character is now.
being grateful needs to be “learnt” it can take time but be assured (of a saying) " if there is a will, there is a way", just keep trying ^^. Good luck and be blessed ^^
Michael
I love successful people.
Especially those that have gone against all odds.
I don’t get jealous
My youngest sister makes 30$ an hour and she has a house and nice husband. I’m happy for her, not jealous but it does make me feel a little bad
It’s coming along fine.
For me, success is having a friend in my life I can trust and having enough money to live on to where things are not always super difficult. Some people feel inadequate because they want that 150k /yr job, and to be honest, people can get that job if they really apply themselves, and often times people marry who they think is the prettiest/handsomest thinking they have this picture perfect life, but take a look at the divorce and infidelity rate. Throw away all of the ideas of what it means to be successful in this world and ask yourself what you need to make you happy, then start working towards it.
I just figure everyone’s struggling in some way so I’m just focusing on being happy with what I’ve got.
When I was a kid I had bad problems with that sort of jealousy. Nowadays I don’t and am not sure why it went away. I’m happy for people when they do well. I think because I expect that someday I will be doing just as well, I’m just not quite there yet. I think that mentality helps.
Also knowing that everyone has their fair share of issues.
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