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    able to recognize a sense of development in progress‚ as well as an assertion that Benjamin Franklin is determined to accomplish greatness no matter what comes his way. By mastering various skills he was able to prove to others his aptitude as well as his value as a hard worker. His industrious attitude is evident as he matures‚ especially when finding work proved to be a challenge‚ and definitely key to his success. Franklin’s actions are consistently based on assuring that he makes a name of his

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    Silks and satins‚ scarlet and velvet‚ put out the kitchen fire. “Silks and satins‚ scarlet and velvet‚ put out the kitchen fire” is one of the proverbs in a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin who had many talents of American. This proverb of his has valuable as a living truth that wealth make losing happiness. We know that “silk and satin” were two fabrics precious and luxurious‚ are more the rich the most favorite because of the soft and smooth of it. “Scarlet” was a type

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    Success” Some may think that the rich and famous are remarkably successful‚ but few people may know the true definition of success. Whether you hear it in the news‚ or see it while browsing the Internet‚ you can almost always see those “successful” celebrities overdosed on drugs‚ in rehab‚ or even mixed up in messy situations. Now‚ if that’s what success is then who would honestly want to be successful? According to Merriam-Webster‚ success is defined as a favorable or desired outcome‚ yet the

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    Success takes many different definitions. People have different interpretations of what success really means. For me is as simple as: living well and laughing often. The idea of living well is a very broad statement. Living well‚ in my opinion is getting success in personal‚ social and professional life. If I can achieve all of these three levels of success‚ I believe that I have lived well. Personal success for me is being able enjoy little things that life has to offer. For instance; understanding

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    PROJECT SUCCESS DEFINED BY SUCCESS FACTORS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA by M. Shaw Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm     Winston Churchill INTRODUCTION 1. Since the 1960s there have been an increasing number of Project Management scholars that have expressed concerns regarding the ways to manage the success or failure of a project. Crawford (2000) theorised that there are two major avenues of thought in this area being: how success is judged

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    Success? How is one supposed to define the word success‚ when the definition of success supposedly varies from person to person? One may let their wealth and riches define their success‚ while another would view his/ her life as being a success just so long as their family was happy and healthy. With all of the different varying opinions in this world‚ one is not able to set a finite definition for success. For this reason‚ it makes it very difficult to judge as to whether or not Gilgamesh lived

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    Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that attacks the most common notions to why people are successful. Gladwell presents the idea of an “outlier”‚ one who does not fit into the normal understanding of achievement‚ and gives various examples of these outliers. He questions the notion that success is based soley off of hard work and pure talent and in turn presents the idea that a majority of success is based on external factors out of our control. Gladwell argues that those who are the most successful

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    Success in my own words. Success is an enigmatic entity. Most of us pursue it as a fixed entity that will magically leave us content. But according to me‚ that is as far from the truth as can be. Because contentment is the enemy of success. The moment I were to feel that I am content‚ is the moment my success stops. The passion to challenge myself is the fuel that I need to burn in order to keep achieving success. It is very common in India that right from a very young age‚ our success is

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    Benjamin Franklin‚ by Benjamin Franklin 1 Benjamin Franklin‚ by Benjamin Franklin Project Gutenberg’s Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ by Benjamin Franklin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Editor: Frank Woodworth

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    famous? Is he confident‚ popular‚ and joyful all of the time—the epitome of mainstream success? Or‚ on the other hand‚ is he stressed‚ having second thoughts about his life choices‚ and unsure about the meaning of his life? I am willing to be that it is the second one. Mainstream marketing and media have effectively brainwashed our society into accepting a false‚ even potentially dangerous definition of success. Marketers want us to believe that having lots of money‚ living in a big house‚ and owning

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