We all have our own measure of success. For a high-powered Wall Street trader, a $10 million payday might not be enough--although most of us would be satisfied with a fraction of that. Mozart composed more than 600 works, while novelist Harper Lee wrote just one great book.
Great people judge themselves failures, and those who accomplish nothing swell with pride. What, then, is the measure of a life well led? Our special report on achievement offers context but no simple answers. Why do some succeed while others don't? Are we all failures? Perhaps ultimately the greatest achievement is simply a sense of dissatisfaction that makes us strive to do great things.
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Achievement - Forbes.com
Great people judge themselves failures, and those who accomplish nothing swell with pride. What, then, is the measure of a life well led? Our special report on achievement offers context but no simple answers. Why do some succeed while others don't? Are we all failures? Perhaps ultimately the greatest achievement is simply a sense of dissatisfaction that makes us strive to do great things.
Read on ...
Achievement - Forbes.com
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