Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » I grew up on a rural farm in the west of Ireland. Our house was comfortable but far from affluent. I persevered through college, achieving very highly in all exams. I eventually went on to do a post-graduate degree in the UK's top university. I now have a very highly paid job working in wealth management in Germany. I have a beautiful German partner and want for absolutely nothing. I've come a long way from picking stones in the West.
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » and want for absolutely nothing.
beks101 wrote: » Went to college got a degree travelled the world got a good job ran a marathon yack yack yack. High achievers exhaust me. Either get on with it or sit on your aRse and eat cake. Cake is nice. I couldn't give a shyte either way.
Donkey Oaty wrote: » Other than a bit of healthy humility.
DeanAustin wrote: » Christ, where has that come from?.
DeanAustin wrote: » The fella has a good life that he's worked for. More power to him. He wasn't being a c**t about it.
Donkey Oaty wrote: » Sorry, there's no begrudgery here. I thought he was saying he did well in exams and has a high-paying job and a beautiful partner, and he made it all sound fairly effortless. Now, had he failed his exams a the first attempt, went to night school while holding down a crappy job, was turned down by dozens if not hundreds of companies before achieving his dream job and partner (who didn't give him the time of day initially, but after countless days/months wooing her she eventually came around) - that would be a tale of perseverance, which is what the OP was looking for.
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » Still smells like jealousy, spite and bitterness to me.
The Peanut wrote: » Irish tennis player James McGee is on court in the US Open after qualifying for the main draw. Reaching this stage has earned him ca €35,000 which, at 27, is almost 1/4 of his total career earnings to date. Admittedly he's not on the breadline but he has persevered a longtime to try and achieve something notable in his career. Any posters out there with tales of persevering a longtime to achieve something notable?
kneemos wrote: » Not great is it? At 27 his career is almost over.
Donkey Oaty wrote: » Now, had he failed his exams at the first attempt, went to night school while holding down a crappy decent but not my dream job, was turned down by dozens if not hundreds of companies before achieving his dream job and partner (who didn't give him the time of day initially, but after countless days/months wooing her she eventually came around) - that would be a tale of perseverance, which is what the OP was looking for.
DeanAustin wrote: » Christ, where has that come from? The fella has a good life that he's worked for. More power to him. He wasn't being a c**t about it.
Sky King wrote: » Ireland, obv. Where you can't be successful without people thinking your're an upstart kunt who doesn't deserve it. But don't be too low key, or they'll accuse you of being a tight arse.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
FairytaleGirl wrote: » I've struggled with mental illness for most of my adult life. I had a setback recently and am about to commence cbt for it. I have applied for uni next year (my second degree) to study mental health nursing. The day I graduate with that and hopefully a good level of my own mental health too, il probably bust with pride. So although I'm still persevering now, il hopefully get there someday!
LiveIsLife wrote: » Nah, having seen his posts on other threads the op is right. Never fails to get in something about how well he's doing and how others are jealous or to look down his nose at others. I actually thought it was a parody/troll account when I first read some of his comments, but he appears to be somewhat serious
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » Bragging about your penis size online is a sure sign that you suffer from having a tiny flute.
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » Would you rather I said I had a dead-end job and lived alone in a damp bedsit? Perhaps that would make you feel better? I persevered to continuously improve myself and have succeeded in life. That's the kind of inspirational story the OP was looking to hear about, not some tale of drudgery that ends with a dinner of Koka noodles in a dark bedsit.
Czarcasm wrote: » See thing is, it depends on your own perspective of yourself, how you quantify success or indeed failure. I could fill an A4 refill pad with lists and lists of failures; I could fill another TEN A4 refill pads with lists and lists of regrets. I'd struggle to make a half page paragraph were I to list what I personally would see as my successes, but it's what those successes have meant to me and the impact they've had on my life, that by far outweigh the impact of the many numerous failures, and I tend not to dwell on regrets.
LiveIsLife wrote: » You seem to be under the impression that everybody wants to know about your life in every other thread. You come across as quite needy.
