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Originally Posted by Shamou  The "aspiring" part of better financial success is now over for me... as far as I'm concerned it's payback time for all that I was given... now, I want others to get their share of the good things in life...
And as far as Warren Buffet is concerned... I did read up a little on the guy and I find him as boring as rain on a Monday morning... sorry... he does not turn me on...
I paid my dues... I got the rewards... now it's fun time... 
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Whether Warren Buffett turns you on or not is irrelevent to the fact that he is the ultimate, the pinnacle, the stardom, of financial success. The fact that he is vastly more financially successfull than yourself, or the others whom you quote and offer up as guides to the ultimate, the stardom of financial success, and 'eye of the tiger', is glaring. You made the following statements:
'Jenny... this thread was not designed to find out how smart or how nice people are ... but to find out if they have the "eye of the tiger"... or that touch of greed that is almost a prerequisite to stardom in the business world... or to put it into Donald Trump's words, "Nothing personal... it's just business...'
and:
'However, what I have been able to learn from the so-called "success" that I read about... or met in person was that in business as in professional sports, you play to win if you want to win...'
The original question was,
'How far would you go to succeed financially… ???'
Obviously you have found your own, and Trump's etc limits and answer. Why should they be taken as the ultimate guide to others? Others have their limits. As you demonstrate, and state, each individual's personal choice is the most important factor for measuring financial success, not the amount of money earned. Your argument highlights that people's happiness counts, not money, in determining the ultimate financial success. Otherwise you would overcome your boredom and indifference, get 'the eye of the tiger' and do what it takes to emulate the pinnacle, Warren Buffet.
