Comments on: What Currency Do You Use to Measure Your Life?

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By: Monday Morning Links « My Daily Dollars

Monday Morning Links « My Daily Dollars — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:13:40 +0000

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The Friday Gathering - Spring Break vacation edition — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:08 +0000

[...] What Currency Do You Use to Measure Your Life? – Mrs. Micah talks about how she measures her success, and to her credit, it’s not by how much money she makes or has. How do you measure your success? I measure mine through my wife and children, the quality of their lives and how happy they are. [...]

By: deepali

deepali — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:44:13 +0000

I’ve had a successful day when I haven’t lost my temper. Because darn it, there are a lot of annoying people out there.

By: cybele

cybele — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:49:13 +0000

Had lunch with a friend yesterday…he’s about to be 80 — yes, that old! — and he’s a billionaire (yup). Know what he measures his success in, judging from what he talks about? First of all, his son, who’s taken over the family business and the fact that they have never had an argument because they early on agreed about the rules of the game, as it were, and then stuck to them. So…his family/his son’s success seemed to be number one …or maybe two, because his other “big” thing is that he’s working on something new (again), and his ability to help turn a concept into a reality is a measure for him of his accomplishments. He’s also got things going in China, where he’s proud of helping create business links between people (I see this as a form of mentoring, which is also a big source of satisfaction for me). It’s interesting because he also always has time — or makes it — to do nice things, even if small…give you the name of a good real estate agent, or put you in touch with someone or whatever. He’s a busy man so those touches tend to make more of an impression, although aren’t we all busy? and don’t those small things make life so much nicer? From my point of view, and from a currency of life angle, having met and held on to friends like him is a bonus payment. Friendship is the strongest currency I know.

By: Shanti @ Antishay

Shanti @ Antishay — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:13:10 +0000

This is a great musing on something strong to me I have never put my worth in my financial success – it just doesn’t seem natural to me. On the flip side, however, I did put my self-worth to the test when I got into debt… that definitely made me feel awful and it was a personal struggle to get over it, forgive myself, and work on getting out of debt.

All the while, however, I have to say that I measure myself in successes, both big and small Just like you said about the daily convo with Micah, I do the same with myself or with Sean (bf, on the phone). We both unwind at the end of the day by talking about our small successes and failures that day and how we want to move forward and improve. I feel so lucky to have found a man who shares my drive and passion for both work an life We’re both conscious of the little benchmarks in our own lives and in our work lives.

My currency? Experiences. I completed a blog post I’ve been thinking about for a while, I successfully made soup (!), or I finally dealt with that damn email I’ve left in the “action” folder for two months. These all make me feel successful, and like I’m “winning” at life

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:25:44 +0000

I’m a bit hyper & can tend to measure my day by what I’ve gotten done. But what actually makes me feel successful – is how much I’ve loved & laughed with my family and friends at the end of a day.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:47:06 +0000

I really like that idea. Of listing and really publishing to yourself (and hubby!) of your accomplishments..

To make you feel great about the day.. even over little things…