Ummm, So lemme get this straight... You "think" you made it based on the same material objects that your wife is gonna get you for in a couple of years? Wow... Why did you marry in the first place?
it sounds to me like you are not really enjoying what you have. Maybe the career is not for you. Maybe the lifestyle is not for you. It may be just be a difference in personality, but if I were naming the things about my life that I enjoy most, my house, car, and money in the bank would not be high on my list. Have I "made it"? No way. Having "made it" is too passive. It means that you have nothing left to do. I never want to get to a point when I say, "I have everyting I want". That would mean I have no dreams.
I think you just know. That's like saying "How do I know when I'm in love?" you just know, no one can tell you. Only you can tell you. You're not gonna find the answer you're looking for here on this BBS, you'll find it in the smile of your wife to be or the laughter of your kids.
Happiness and Satisfaction are so subjective I dont think you can find a Universal answer to that question on a Bastketball Message Board. I can tell you when I personally became satisfied.. The birth of my son.. I felt like everything I wanted previously became less important and my son took center stage in my life. I feel happy and satisfied when I get a chance to spend time with him. For people chasing material sucess I dont think you can ever have enough. But the closest ideology I can think of is Financial Freedom - Not to be confused with wealth Just the idea that I dont need to ever "worry" about money. J
it's sort of a catch-22 b/c once u actually feel that you've "made it" u start to get complacent, slack off, and are in danger of losing your place at the "perceived" top......therefore, the key in essence is to never be satisfied that you've made it....and always hungering for more w/o taking your eye off the ball......and no offense, but a 2 bdrm apt, car, GF, etc is most certainly not "making it" even in third world countries, much less the states..
Listen everyone here, this coming year's gonna be my year. I'm as bad as they come, number two to no one. I've got looks, I've got brains and I'm breakin' these chains. Make some room now, dig what you see. Success is mine 'cause I've got the key. I'm makin' it. I've got the chance, I'm takin' it. No more, no more, fakin' it. This time in life, I'm makin' it.
The day you feel like you have "made it" is the day you "Lost it" Got to have goals and remain humble and driven. DD
Yeah, I kind of want to punch him in the face. What the f*** is your problem, ace? Firstly, someone who is in your alleged position and is self-admittedly modest wouldn't come on a basketball internet forum and ask a bunch of strangers for acknowledgment that you've "made it". You're not asking us what we thing it means to have "made it". You're asking us to say that you have. If your story is true, WTF do you care what anyone else thinks? Also, if you can't be happy with this life, I feel sorry for you. Yes, my son has made my life much brighter than it was before. Doesn't meant I wasn't happy when it was just my wife and I. And that's living a modest middle class life in Austin. Happiness has nothing to do with material things. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll feel like you've made it.
I wont find out if I 'made it' until I die. Material things are great and fun but I cant take them with me. My wife and kids are happy and our health is good....we are making it.
When I first read this, I thought it was very attention wh*rish, but I didn't see moes post something so maybe it is legit... Good for you that you have success (what is it you do) but happiness seems to be avoiding you, IMHO...there comes a point when nothing you do will make it better, so it sounds like your depressed and in need of some validation...maybe? maybe no?
