How do YOU define success? - Page 4

notfarnow · 02-05-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by motion

Jake, I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!!!!! The Ferrari is long gone... replaced with a Prius

$chit!

If I'd a known you were looking to go "green", you coulda traded your 360 straight up for my old Jetta that ran on canola oil. Not only was it carbon neutral, it was starting to compost!

kstar · 02-05-2008, 05:37 PM

Success is filling the conference rooms of hotels, using buzzwords and charging people lots of money teaching them how to be successful. Teaching "Quantum Success" is even more profitable and, of course, brings more success.

pwd72s · 02-05-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by motion

Jake, I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!!!!! The Ferrari is long gone... replaced with a Prius

But "livi" still has an extremely cute pooper, right??? I mean, a guy needs to estabish his true values somewhere...

Wickd89 · 02-05-2008, 07:19 PM

Having a forum to share thoughts after a rough day at the office.........

And most of all,
the love and respect of my family and friends, and enough money to be able to tell a bad boss to go ^$&^% himself!! (working on all fronts here)...

cole930 · 02-06-2008, 08:36 AM

Knowing your going to die and being ok with it.

MikeSid · 02-06-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s

But "livi" still has an extremely cute pooper, right??? I mean, a guy needs to estabish his true values somewhere...

I think you mean "Lili". But I'm sure Markus has a pretty a$$ too.

motion · 02-08-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

I knew the CS was gone, but please tell me your joking on that last part!

Yeah.... just pullin' yer leg there, Tom. Nice call on Livi's butt, Paul!

Hugh R · 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tonypeoni

It sounds nice in a Hallmark card. We all know in corporate america if you've not got one foot waiting to trip your competitor i.e. coworker then you might as well have your other foot out the door.

Wow, I guess I'm naive. We recently hired two more of me, and I'm working to get them up to speed and be part of the team. If I'm in Prague and something comes up with one of my shows in Vancouver or LA or Boston, or wherever, I want one of my "tag team" to be able to cover for me, and vice versa with the shows they're involved in. I always bring one of them in when we start a new feature and introduce him as my back up. If I ever thought one of them was trying to trip me up for personal advancement, well I think I'd feel like I just got cheated on.

But back on track to the successful thing.... Sometimes yes, sometimes no, mostly yes. Its hard to work on a movie set with people who will make more money on one 80 day shoot who will make A LOT more money than I will ever make in my lifetime. Especially with some of them who can barely get their lines out, who show up hung over, or don't show up at all. But still make many millions for a few months work. I guess I'm successful since I moved to LA from Boston with a college degree in Environmental Sciences 29 years ago with no clue what I'd do when I got here. The effing IRS certainly thinks I'm successful!