To the degree that I can pull it off, treating other human beings with respect is an achievement I strive for. I'm not that great at it, but I try.
Other than that, I'm a mildly notorious underground cartoonist. No huge deal, but I'll take it.
http://indyworld.com/imprints/alternative-comics/steve-lafler/death-in-oaxaca-1/
Relative to most responses my greatest achievements are hardly great but they're the best I could muster up.
Don't have a criminal record or anything like that, pay my bills, earned what turned out to be a worthless bachelor's degree, and was best man at a wedding. Simple things like that.
Donating marrow to a complete stranger
Time Magazine's Person of the Year, 2006.
Get out of bed. Live through a day. Go to sleep.
Didn't get married to the wrong person.
Also: getting a BQ many times. NBD for most of the people here, but trust me, I had to get a HELL of a lot faster and change my entire lifestyle to get fast enough for Boston.
oh please wrote:
My current job. Good benefits, 6 figures, no degree. Started an entry level position (data entry) for just over 20k per year, and worked and worked and worked my way out of it. Proving myself over and over.
So I know 6 figures no big deal here, but I grew up poor trash being told by parents that I would end up dead or in jail "like your uncle XXXX." When I was in school it didn't even dawn on my until my junior year that "hey, maybe I'm not as stupid as people would have be believe." But by then it was too late, years of bad grades, no extra curriculars. Parents had no money for college and also wouldn't disclose their financials for aid. I made tons of mistakes in my early 20s but eventually figured it out by never giving up or settling.
heartening story. thanks for sharing.
whichisbetter? wrote:
Can still orgasm like I could when I was 14.
And by the same means. Hey dude, getting tired over here. Can you please switch to the right side once in a while?
After 8 years in the USMC I lived and got a DD. 6 years Active Duty. 2 years
Bad Time. Can't work for the government no more. But I'm alive. Alive.
Shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
I learned what the saying "it takes all kinds" truly means. Not in the haughty , sarcastic way, but in a kind and understanding way. No that I do it all the time, but there is a natural reason to appreciate almost anyone. The materialistic as well as the minimalistic, the religious and the non-believer, left and right.
Madbro: Going for saint.
hey Coach,Well this is the #1 running website in the world...that is big.But, I wouldn't underestimate the influence you had coaching/mentoring us at Cornell though...you coached Heps champs and Olympic Trials qualifiers...But perhaps more importantly you instilled a passion for running and dreaming big. You gave guys like me (a no talent hack from rural Oregon) a chance...you helped my teammates and I reach our potential and accomplish your goals. You allowed me to see running beyond college as an opportunity...and something I never take for granted.
rojo wrote:
Great thread.
I love thoughts like this to start out the year. Let me think about it for a minute.
Ok, this is harder than I thought.
Killer student/went to Princeton? Nope, sign of white privilege.
2:23 marathon? That's worse than the women's WR.
Got married to an amazing woman? Nope, everyone gets married plus I dont have kids yet so it doesn't count.
Started LetsRun.com? Nope, result of having an alleged trust fund.
Can someone help me out?
Making the world just a little bit better then when I first entered.
Didn't feel particularly accomplished, until I opened this thread. Thanks!
My biggest achievement in my 42 years is easy to explain: leaving Islam and becoming an atheist. I encourage all of you to do the same. It is a beautiful life of peace and prosperity.
RA Commission Officer, Jay Mountain Marathon (top 30 at 46), saving the lives of 2 teenage girls and one boy all at once (swimming), first in family to graduate from college, never tried drugs or got a tattoo, paratrooper/82nd.
I think it's stealing my wife from her husband over 14 years ago. Best move of my life. Get what you want.
moot wrote:
Time Magazine's Person of the Year, 2006.
10/10
MD, specialist, dad.
Not sure why this got deleted before--maybe because I couldn't decide between two? Anyway, either
a) becoming a U.S. Presidential Scholar (great--peaking at 17), or
b) founding the women's xc/t&f programs at three major universities--the first two as a volunteer.