Success
Réussite
achieving personal goals, happiness, being content with one's life
Attainable, goals, personal happiness
creativity, contributions, legacy, work
discovery, improvement,
education, happiness, stability
fame, fortune, happiness
family, job, money
fulfillment, goals, thrilling, happiness
goals, strategy, hard work
good job, making a difference in the world
grade, content, must
happiness, goals, hard work
happiness, wealth, work
hard work, persistence, exciting
job, school, judging
money, career, home in the country
money, unequal, unfair
prestige, satisfaction, wealth
promotion, power, money
self-defined, reachable
smart, happy, having a rich network of friends, making the world a better place, controlling one's own time, always learning
work, goal, persistence, chance
ascension,
finalité,
épanouissement
épanouissement, carrière, métier, bonheur
bonheur, efforts, chance
but, avenir, famille
chose rêvée, qui mobilise l'esprit
confiance, mérite
encourageant, avenir, bonheur
joie - encouragement - espoir
joie, bonheur, inextinguible
professionnelle, ambition, vie
relative, création, but
scolaire , sociale, succés, but
sociale, diplôme, chemin
sociale, professionelle, liberté
succès, bonheur, positif
succès, travail, argent
travail
travail, équilibre, être soi
Discussion
Hey guys!
I feel a little ashamed here. A lot of the american responses were filled with more greedy, individualistic terms like power, money, fame, fortune, prestige and promotion, while all the french responses centered around words like joy, encouragement, future, hope and life. That is really admirable. I always thought that fame and fortune (while certainly not the only standards of success) were preeminent universal ideas of success. I noticed also that more than one person wrote the word purpose, as if success was defined by the way that a person fulfills his or her role in society. Is France a nation more concerned with working towards the greater good, rather than trying to increase one's own social status?
Il est vrai que vous avez beaucoup cité "l'argent" comme synonyme de réussite. Peut-être que nous pensons plus "réussite"= "bonheur" et que nous savons que le bonheur ne passe pas principalement par l'argent. Vous connaissez sûrement le dicton français :"L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur!"