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what is the distinction between "successful" and "satisfying"?

think JOBS, RELATIONSHIPS, LIFE. which is more important to you? why?

Public Comments

1. Satisfying is more important. I think people seek success or be successful to satisfy some need/desire.
2. Satisfying because being successful doesn't necessarily have to make you happy but satisfying means you are relieved and proud of yourself...proud in a good sense.
3. success is the satifatiction of surrounding yourself with peers of adrimation, and being complemented by those. The distinction is whoom you deem peers to be.
4. A person who is successful might not be satisfied with his life, whereas, a person who feels his life is satisfying is a successful person no matter what other people think of him because he is happy. Personally though, I find success more important, because to me, if I can make areas in my life that I consider important to me successful, than can I be happy and satisfied. It would vary from people to people I think, others might find a satisfying than successful life more important.
5. being succesful is meeting a certain standards and or norms as perceived by the society or the environment you are in.. while satisfying is meeting your inner desires, wants and needs... You can be successful but not satisfied... but you can't be succesful if you're not satisfied...
6. Success is what makes you feel good and fulfilled. Satisfied is how you feel about the fulfillment AFTERWARDS. In other words.... successful is complete a task in your job, but satisfying is completing it well. Success is getting your partner to go out, while satisfying would be to see him/her smile while being out. Success is being able to retire, while satisfying is able to retire and play golf.
7. Plan successful retirement by living satisfying and balanced life, ... it's the everyday decisions we make in our life that determine success. Your chances of a successful retirement are increased by maintaining a balanced portfolio and life. Your senior years can be exciting, active, peaceful, giving, meaningful, nurturing, loving and self-satisfying. satisfying is important as it's the result of your hardwork. accomplishing what you wanted in life is very satisfying to me! hope the example explained the distinction.
8. Being "successful" often has the connotation of possessing large amounts of money, & other things of value. However, it's very close to "prosperous," the sense of fulfillment of certain goals or ambitions, independent of wealth. (One can be successful, but not "rich.") Does this equal "satisfying?" Not always. Satisfying can be what is required, or expected, but not exceeding it by much; completeness with which someone measures up standards set in advance; feeling contented. Since being successful doesn't always equate with satisfying, I'd prefer satisfying any day of the week.
9. I can be satisfied of my success . (Its a feeling) Success is an achievement to the person own criteria , which can be different from one person to another. Satisfaction is more important if you bear in mind that there is always room for improvement. Thank you for your question. g
10. Hi, Success or satisfaction? Wouldn’t it be nice to have both? Some people find success but the essential ingredient is lacking: satisfaction. There’s a big difference, isn’t there, between them both. A fulfilling experience leads to satisfaction and optimistically, we might strive to experience both success and satisfaction through what we do. Money, a high-powered job, grand home might be evidence of success but this does not necessarily mean happiness. Achievement through fulfilling a sense of purpose, expressing a skill or talent, that's what brings satisfaction! Success is something you get or achieve i.e. moving up the career ladder. It is not always enduring. Once one goal is met, another challenge will appear. Striving for success without enjoying the experience might not be very satisfying. Satisfaction comes from being able to express talents, values, inner purpose. It’s very hard to get your heart and head together in life. In my case, they’re not even friendly. Woody Allen Sometimes there can be success with little fulfilment. Conversely you can feel satisfaction without success. The nice thing is, satisfaction often leads to success! Given a choice, mine would be: satisfaction! Polly
11. Success is winning the lottery, satisfaction is losing it but buying another ticket!
12. "Successful" could be distinguished as an outcome, or the CONTENT (or the result) of one's circumstances, whereas "satisfying" could be distinguished as the CONTEXT (or the framework) from which one lives their life, regardless of the outcome; they're also interchangeable, not opposite or antagonistic, one to the other. Both satisfaction and success are ways of being, out of which, or from which, life unfolds and becomes, and occurs. If we make the mistake of using these two terms to be descriptions of our lives, rather than DECLARATIVE distinctions of our lives, we will surely have neither success nor satisfaction, come what may.