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antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Umm.. when my bills are paid and I have extra cashflow after.
RealPatrickBateman
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๐Ÿ”ชAmateur Butcher๐Ÿ”ช
That's strange, I use a ruler....
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
1
Bravado's Resident Asshole
Well, maybe we have to upgrade to a yard stick or tape measure.
RealPatrickBateman
Politicker
1
๐Ÿ”ชAmateur Butcher๐Ÿ”ช
A Yardstick? Damn, how "Successful" are you?!
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
I'm happy when I'm over quota
jefe
Arsonist
4
๐Ÿ
Quota is a definite part of it, but that's not all.
Especially now that I've got a baby here. It's such a small, albeit extremely important, part of life.
It's strange because there's more pressure to hit, as I need to provide for my wife and child, but it also matters less, if that make sense.
If I'm not happy then I won't be a good husband and father.
RandyLahey
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Account Executive
Quota, because that is what allows me to buy things, like expensive Scotch, that make me happy.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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jefe
Arsonist
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๐Ÿ
Was waiting for someone to add this. Couldn't be bothered to do it on my phone.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ŸฆŠ
You know I can't help myself...
HVACexpert
Politicker
2
sales engineer
Do you have many leather bound books?
GDO
Politicker
2
BDM
Happiness 100%. Being unhappy being at 150% of quota still sucks
Gasty
Notable Contributor
2
War Room Community Manager
I'd rather be a semi-happy top performer than an insanely-happy mediocre performer. But being a miserable top dog? No thanks!

ps: interesting poll question though @vitocorleone
Diablo
Politicker
1
Sr. AE
For me itโ€™s both but I guess my org cares as far as I hit my quota
SaaSguy
Tycoon
1
Account Executive
Hapiness, im happy when i hit quota
LambyCorn
Arsonist
1
A mfkn E
In my case, keeping up with my responsibilities
Sunbunny31
Politicker
1
Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
Success in life goes beyond success at a career.
Happiness all the way.
Beans
Big Shot
1
Enterprise Account Executive
Stress and financial security.
YoursTruly
Politicker
1
Account Executive (SaaS)
I donโ€™t want to be the top guy/gal. Its too damn much of a drain on the rest of my life (wife, kid, friends, hobbies) but Ill be dammed if Iโ€™m not trying to get to 125%.

Money canโ€™t buy you happiness but it sure as hell makes happiness easier to come by.
kermitthefrog
Catalyst
0
Sales Consultant
That is a really good statement.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
1
Sales Rep
Quota is happiness
JDialz
Politicker
1
Chief Operating Officer
Because happiness cannot be measured, I suppose have to say โ€œquota.โ€

Important to note: because there are different measures of success, and at different career levels and life stages you will have varied priorities, itโ€™s not an immensely useful conversation to have anyway.
FoodForSales
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1
AE
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
0
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
As Iโ€™ve gotten older, Iโ€™ve focused on happiness. If I could do it all over again, I would have had more discipline to do quota with set financial/aspirational goals to grind towards.

Still, it blows my mind that there are people who suffer in their bullshit jobs for the sake of having one with a weird sense of loyalty and security to stay in it.
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
0
Rolling 20's all day
If I'm better today than I was yesterday and closer to my long-term goals, then I've had a successful day.

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