When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?
For me the question is not so much who is the most successful person I think of. (Elon maybe) there’s more to it
When I think of the word successful” hmm…Let’s see…success. ‘Successful’
Lately success has been less about an ultimate end result and more about small victories. Defining success can include a lot of variables. There are a lot of parents out there, who get up day after day, against so many odds, to raise small humans. That’s a feat.
Today, I think I’m going to say Thomas Edison because he’s the most famous for not giving up. Most people have heard his story, it must have elements of truth. I know he’s not the only one who had to push past failure after failure to bring his idea to life. His story is meant to be encouraging Failure, they say is a big part of the road to success. That’s a nice thing for me to know.
Peace Kit 
Thank you. You reminded me of something. This inspired a tangential line of reasoning.
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For me too
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I would define success as having overcome challenge to live a good life, therefore; Musk would not be successful in my mind. My daughter, who I was told would never complete school due to a childhood condition, and who went on to graduate post secondary and now holds a high up position, is married, and has two lovely children is a great success in my eyes.
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I prefer that version
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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas A. Edison
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Is the best way to phrase it
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