WP Asks: When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why

When I was in Junior High school ( I was around 13 years old )  I told my Dad- and my then best friend that I wanted to go to Scotland.

In order to fund this trip I got a crappy paper route ( most of my customers stiffed me the three dollar bill they had to pay for per month ) and I started to babysit again.

My Dad told me that it was going to cost a lot of money- and that there was no way I could raise it in three years at the rate I was going. Maybe I should use that money for something else- a bike maybe.

When I shared my idea with my then best friend she said it was great I wanted to go, but gee. Maybe I should think about a trip to Disneyland instead she said.

Well, guess what.

Three years later my Dad went to Scotland and five years later my then best friend went to Scotland and England.

They didn’t even send me a postcard from their travels.

Years later when my former best friend and my Dad and I got together they would swap travel notes in front of me,what I’ll never forget is the condescending little smile they passed to each other.

I supposed they earned bragging rights- they both had a dream and chased it down and made it happen.

In that regard, they were successful beyond my wildest dreams.

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