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    Default Men's biggest motivation toward success: still to impress women?

    This may seem like a really stupid question, but I was just thinking about something I read years ago in a book by Napoleon Hill. I can't remember if it was Think & Grow Rich or one of his other books. In it he says that men's #1 motivation for becoming successful is to impress women. I was thinking how there are other motivators for men to become successful - to be able to buy things, to satisfy their ego, etc - but Hill said that impressing women was bigger than all the others.
    Think and Grow Rich, the book Napoleon Hill is by far the most famous for, was first published in 1937 and today women are far more independent - financially and otherwise - than probably anyone even imagined back then. But even women who are already financially independent themselves, seem to prefer a man who is financially independent himself. I just don't know if men are still motivated the MOST to become successful by wanting to impress women. I mean, when a guy is going through law school or medical school, is he doing this to make himself into a more attractive potential mate? Maybe he is but he's not consciously aware of it?
    Just wondering what your take is on the idea that men's #1 motivation for wanting to become successful is to impress women. And does "success" even mean only successful financially? Again, sorry if this is a stupid question

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    Default Re: Men's biggest motivation toward success: still to impress women?

    Rich and Successful is relative.

    "To impress women."

    The reality of that... is simple. Success is measured by the person achieving it. A milestone upon the path is self sufficience and support in the realm of which the success requires.

    The real reason why people say successful people do what they do to impress women is their lack of ability to see that impressing women is a by-product of process of achieving ones success.

    I don't want to be rich... hey, it'd be nice, but it's not what I want. What I want is ability. Ability to move forward as I want and be able to take responsibility for the financial consequences if any. On my path to achieving ability, I became so focused on me, and making myself better, that I became a series of traits that made me attractive to the other gender... However that was never the purpose. The purpose was to better myself.

    I would say one in a few people do it for chicks, more people do it for themselves or a reason no one else would ever be able to fully understand but themselves. Attraction to others is the by-product.

    "In reality, there are times when you can't come up with the right answer. Things that you can't do anything about. Not all people can become happy. Why? Because happiness corrupts people. We adapt to the happiness we obtain once, and pursue even greater happiness. We're greedy. That's why people are able to feel pain as well. If people don't feel sad, they won't know what happiness is. Despite the contradiction."

    -Nicholas D. Wolfwood
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    Default Re: Men's biggest motivation toward success: still to impress women?

    Women will rarely consider a man unless he has success (whatever that may be to her) or at least shows it. A dancer is not going to approach a man who looks broke. Of course their are some that will.

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    Default Re: Men's biggest motivation toward success: still to impress women?

    There are some guys who excel at certain pursuits for self-satisfaction & inner drive....they often do not make a lot of money doing what they love to get by, but they often do attract women who respect them because they are happy.
    (Yeah, I know, this sounds improbable on an Internet board for strippers. Keep in mind I live in an area full of outdoorsmen- they might not be rich & "successful" by modern society's definition but they can provide for a family & are "manly." Therefore, "hot.")

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