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How successful are you?

“I go to Imperial College”, “I’m applying to MIT”, “I play bowls for my county”, or “I’m a pro-series gamer” means nothing to the person who doesn’t know about the world’s top universities, what a county is, or anything about the pro-series.

To the amateur gamer who trawls through gaming sites to find out the latest news about cybergames tournaments and then spends five hours a day practising, being a ‘pro-series gamer’ is a big deal.  To someone like me, who doesn’t understand games or the games industry, I could be two feet within the biggest stars in that industry and not look twice at them.

It doesn’t matter how successful you think yourself to be, what you’ve done or how much effort it took for you to get there, other people won’t be able to appreciate it if they don’t get the context.  So, share the context with them!  Share what it is that makes you think you’re a success, share about all the great things you’ve done and share how much effort it took for you to get there.  Share your life with others - that is true success.

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5 Responses to “How successful are you?”

  1. Matt Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    I am a champion at frantic end of semester study and have managed to pass multiple subjects after missing most class throughout the semester. I think everyone can appreciate that!

  2. Hok Says:
    February 7th, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    No, Marita, you got it all wrong.

    Success is making a stable mind-controlled anti-gravity surfing board.
    End.
    Of.

  3. Marita Cheng Says:
    February 9th, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    Hey!

    Matt - I can certainly appreciate that. Congratulations for passing each semester! Keep it up and you will graduate!

    Hok - I wish you success in your endeavour. I will be very interested in the anti-gravity mechanism you employ. Do keep in touch!

    Marita :)

  4. Hok Says:
    February 14th, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Although I defined what success is, you’ve assumed that I’m working towards ’success’; this is a fatal flaw.

    Hovering somewhere in between success and failure, as if it were a swing-o-meter is so much more fun. =]

  5. Marita Cheng Says:
    February 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 AM

    Dear Hok,

    Oh, I see. I misread your first comment. Success is in the making, and not in the actual completion of the project. Makes sense to me now, thanks.

    Marita