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How accurate is this?

posted 31st Dec
How accurate is this poster? Do you agree with it or not and why?

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I have 1 child & live in Beverly Hills, California
posted 31st Dec
I think it is fairly accurate, yes. Except the whole keeping a journal thing, seems irrelevant to me. & I'm pretty sure like 99% of people talk about others, so  
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I have 2 kids & live in Colorado
posted 31st Dec
I don't keep a journal, and I also don't say I do.
I read and watch TV everyday.

I mean, what is a mix of the two? Because that seems average.
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I have 1 child & live in San Antonio, Texas
posted 31st Dec
Successful people don't give away credit for their own victories, they just don't steal others credit.

Successful people don't all keep to-do/to-be lists.


Otherwise, fairly close.
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I'm due May 28th (a girl), have 1 child & 6 angel babies & live in California
posted 31st Dec
Quoting Andreahhh:" I don't keep a journal, and I also don't say I do. I read and watch TV everyday. I mean, what is a mix of the two? Because that seems average."

Successfully unsuccessful  
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I have 1 child & live in Beverly Hills, California
posted 31st Dec
Quoting Devil's Advocate:" Successfully unsuccessful  "

Hahahaha, yes, I am very successful at being unsuccessful.
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I have 1 child & live in San Antonio, Texas
posted 31st Dec
I would love for that to be true but far too many successful people are sociopaths.
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I have 4 angel babies & live in Tallahassee, Florida
posted 31st Dec
I secretly hope the other people I hate fall flat on their faces, but they are bitches and very deserving of such a fate.

Other than that, I agree with most of it.
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I live in Ohio
posted 31st Dec
I think it seems fairly accurate. Of course there will always be someone who is something and not something else.....but I can see the traits being true. Mainly bc my DH is the successful green one he fits almost every one except the journal thing. I am the unsuccessful one. lol
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I have 1 child & live in Georgia
posted 31st Dec
Mostly true. it's a little too airy-fairly for me but i get the gist.
Also, the definition of "success" varies greatly from person tot person.

Goal-setting and lack of GS is HUGE.
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I have 1 child & live in Pennsylvania
posted 1st Jan
Well I'm screwed since I don't seem to do any of the above
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I'm due October 6th (a boy), have 1 child & live in Perth, Australia
posted 1st Jan
Generally speaking the things are listed as to whether they would be more likely to help you or hurt you in being successful, but I don't think you need to do all of either list to be successful or unsuccessful. Some of those things count for MUCH more than others. One thing I think many people overlook (including this list) is how tenacious someone is & whether they give up when hit with defeat or get back to work on figuring out how to get over/around.through the obstacle. So many people I've seen that really could be successful are simply too easily deterred.

You can be an smurf that blames others for your shortcomings, talks about people, never keeps a journal, doesn't want others to succeed, takes credit for others people's work, has no sense of gratitude & STILL be successful, if you are like a dog with a bone & just keep at it doggedly. I've seen PLENTY of people fit that mold & still do pretty alright for themselves, sadly. I think doing it the other way is much healthier & likely more functional.
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I have 2 kids & 8 angel babies & live in Climax, Michigan
posted 1st Jan
I believe it is pretty accurate. Although I am a mixture of both, but most wouldn't consider me successful.
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posted 1st Jan
IDTS... I hit most of the things on the "successful" side and I'm... really not  

Being nice, writing in a journal, and being happy don't necessarily lead to success. Actually I think I remember reading an article showing research that suggests being somewhat of a cocky, rude, narcissistic smurf helps you get ahead... but don't quote me on that.
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I have 2 kids & live in Vantaa, Finland
posted 1st Jan
Quoting P Pickle Pants:" Successful people don't give away credit for their own victories, they just don't steal others credit. Successful people don't all keep to-do/to-be lists. Otherwise, fairly close."
I think it's saying successful people acknowledge other's successes instead of belittling them or taking credit for it themselves.
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I have 2 kids & live in Vantaa, Finland
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