Life's Greatest Accomplishment

Life is composed of a wide range of epochs all interconnected. At each time one has a different attitude, mindset and opinion regarding their decisions. While some may argue fate yields all accomplishments and decisions inconsequential, I would imagine at this point everyone has some sort of idea of their goals. 30 years from now I hope to be successful. I hope to make a change in the world for the better. Whether in medicine, education, or law I hope to have my work influence a wide variety of people. The greatest accomplishment, at least in my eyes, is one that aids others in reach their accomplishments. From being a teacher and showing someone their true potential to a doctor saving someone with an ailment I hope to be in a career that allows me to do something meaningful.

While everyone hopes to impact the world morally, everyone also hopes to have the same comforts of life they were endowed with as children. When I am an adult I hope to be able to provide for my family everything I have been given. I hope to have a home and enough money to be able to allot my children to do what every they may please.

Unlike Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, I would not be willing to cross moral and legal boundaries to reach my goals in life. By trying to be successful, I would not want to impede the progress of other people. I believe that half of success is the pride one has from earning something. By trying to reach a goal by doing something illegal, I would know that I did not deserve what I have. This guilt would fuel a dissatisfaction in my possessions and lead to further criminal activity.

Contrary to the blog posts of others I do not believe that happiness is the indicator for success. While looking up the meaning of the word happiness, I come across a pertinent article on LifeHacker. The article told of Harvard psychologist, Shawn Ancor. He spent more then 10 years in Cambridge, Massachusetts researching happiness and success. He concluded that happiness does not arise from success and is not a symptom of it. He concluded that "When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work". He implied that when we are happy we can foster success. 

Happiness Article: http://lifehacker.com/happiness-isn-t-the-outcome-of-success-it-s-the-fuel-1653915516