Thread: What Would Say Is/Are Your Greatest Achievement/s?

Or may be you have many in that case what would you say is/are your favourite achievements?

To have lived 71 years putting one word after another without having to look for a job.

Graduating without committing suicide. The hell I went to that somehow passed as a school wasn't necessarily the friendliest place in the world for anyone, much less a Christian.

Getting as far as I have with Ex Tenebris Lux; close to finishing the first draft. Normally, I never get past the first chapter or so.

I can't think of any ? My wife my kids not smoking not drinking and getting up each morning.

This question would been much better for me if you would had asked "what are your major failures in life"

Being arguably better at English than the average American.

Going through the entire course of calculus (up to numeric) with little to no studying and fairly good grades.

Being hired at 19 for $25 an hour, without even looking for a job to begin with. My uncle had something to do with it, but I guess that keeping the job means everyone's happy.

Originally Posted by Bluesman

I can't think of any ? My wife my kids not smoking not drinking and getting up each morning.

This question would been much better for me if you would had asked "what are your major failures in life"

Oh...aren't you a bit hard on yourself?
And why are you not drinking?

I have slowly given up the demon drink over the last 15 years. Drink doesn't agree with me and makes me feel ill so i don,t do it.

As for being hard on myself i don't agree, sucsess is a simply a state of mind. I feel fine about me as i am, but sucsess or having achieved anything super special i can't see it. I do like to see it in other's and find it interesting.

I have no qualifcations at all from my education or lack of it but that was my fault i simply hated school. Yet when i left school i spent much of my time in the local library !!! what can i say i,m an oddball

It is indeed a very brave and strong thing to do to be able to stay out of drinking.
God knows how you cope at Christmas??
In my world school or not school, that does not take away your talents or credibilities.
It is the schools fault for not being able to reach out to everyone.
So I would look at it as their miss and not yours.

Completing Devil May Cry 3 on Dante Must Die mode.

What is that?A book?

Originally Posted by Bruno Spatola

Completing Devil May Cry 3 on Dante Must Die mode.

Oh dear god, how on earth is that even possible? It's a video game, Nacian; a very annoying game when played on its hardest setting. I can see why you can call that an achievement.

My own greatest achievement? Bluesman had it right at "failure". The only achievement I can honestly say is I have a gorgeous baby boy. I pray he doesn't screw up in school and drop out of college, only to succumb with a lust for knowledge and technique too late in life, like his old man. I just pray I may yet redeem myself of those mistakes with whatever talent I have to my name, if you can call it that.

Giving up alcohol, going back to college to get my degree, and having my novel accepted for publication.

I don't like to make a big deal about the latter two. I'm not the kind of person who brags, and I've always disliked self-important people who make it their life ambition to tell you how great they are at everything. When I was 24, I had a so-called 'friend' tell me I would never amount to anything. For the first couple of days, I let it get to me. It shook my confidence. Then, I took a step back, re-evaluated my life, and vowed to make that person eat those words. This time next year, I'll finish my degree and be a published author. Whether or not I'll be a successful one remains to be seen, but nobody can ever take that away from me.

Originally Posted by Tatham

Oh dear god, how on earth is that even possible? It's a video game, Nacian; a very annoying game when played on its hardest setting. I can see why you can call that an achievement.

My own greatest achievement? Bluesman had it right at "failure". The only achievement I can honestly say is I have a gorgeous baby boy. I pray he doesn't screw up in school and drop out of college, only to succumb with a lust for knowledge and technique too late in life, like his old man. I just pray I may yet redeem myself of those mistakes with whatever talent I have to my name, if you can call it that.

Congratulations on your little boy Tatham. I am sure things will work out well as you are there to ensure he does well.

Originally Posted by Sam W

Giving up alcohol, going back to college to get my degree, and having my novel accepted for publication.

I don't like to make a big deal about the latter two. I'm not the kind of person who brags, and I've always disliked self-important people who make it their life ambition to tell you how great they are at everything. When I was 24, I had a so-called 'friend' tell me I would never amount to anything. For the first couple of days, I let it get to me. It shook my confidence. Then, I took a step back, re-evaluated my life, and vowed to make that person eat those words. This time next year, I'll finish my degree and be a published author. Whether or not I'll be a successful one remains to be seen, but nobody can ever take that away from me.

Wow..that is pretty impressive Sam.

Drinking a lot, smoking a lot, playing videogames and being a typical jerk off musician, and still living comfortably and happily. They all wanted me to choose a career, but I chose happiness instead, and I'm doing fine conquering the world by my own choices.