How much are you willing to sacrifice or have already sacrificed for your ambitions?

I read this quote from the late Benazir Bhutto and it got me thinking..."In the end, personal life is sacrificed on the altar of political commitment. This is because the public is the political family. To succeed and reach the top, most families, irrespective of gender, whether in politics or other professions, have to go the extra mile, consequently sacrificing personal interests to the larger cause."

How much are you willing to sacrifice or have already sacrificed for your ambitions?
I read this quote from the late Benazir Bhutto and it got me thinking..."In the end, personal life is sacrificed on the altar of political commitment. This is because the public is the political family. To succeed and reach the top, most families, irrespective of gender, whether in politics or other professions, have to go the extra mile, consequently sacrificing personal interests to the larger cause."

...maybe she was before her time(a martyr of sorts---by design?) as her country is one with a volatile climate towards western ideals/modernisation...or maybe her quote embodies how she felt about her own mortality in her fight for change in her homeland...you think she forsaw her death or new her ultimate fate?

quietly, some people just have to know when to say when...she ddnt think of her family--her children or husband---how they would feel is she died--so really and truly she was just as selfish and egocentric as all the rest...(that was a tangent)

ill answer to the bes tof my ability: im personally sacrificing now.I work all the time and I make no time for the things I want to do..Im not married...I dnt have any children...I dnt own a home...I dnt have my bar license yet...I barely even have the time to travel or make time for some good sex......because I know where I want to be at the end of the day(foresight) and all these thing will come in time (right on time)...so to me delayed gratification and personal sacrifice are neccessary evils that can only work out for me...

ill answer to the bes tof my ability: im personally sacrificing now.I work all the time and I make no time for the things I want to do..Im not married...I dnt have any children...I dnt own a home...I dnt have my bar license yet...I barely even have the time to travel or make time for some good sex......because I know where I want to be at the end of the day(foresight) and all these thing will come in time (right on time)...so to me delayed gratification and personal sacrifice are neccessary evils that can only work out for me...

I guess sacrifices are all about balance and what one values most. For instance, I dont think any personal ambition is worth hurting one's spouse or kids.

I had a managerial post in a job once and I worked so hard, I sacrificed my health, everything. I always work too hard because I just want things to go right and I am a stickler for excellence. Now I realise that you'd better just strike a balance, cuz it isnt worth it killing out yourself or making money you are too sick or worn out to even enjoy. Moreover..I look at my husband (I wasnt married during that other job) and I think, "I dont want to achieve it all and lose him in the process through ignoring or taking him for granted."

And for women, that balancing act has its own share of challenges..

I guess sacrifices are all about balance and what one values most. For instance, I dont think any personal ambition is worth hurting one's spouse or kids.
I had a managerial post in a job once and I worked so hard, I sacrificed my health, everything. I always work too hard because I just want things to go right and I am a stickler for excellence. Now I realise that you'd better just strike a balance, cuz it isnt worth it killing out yourself or making money you are too sick or worn out to even enjoy. Moreover..I look at my husband (I wasnt married during that other job) and I think, "I dont want to achieve it all and lose him in the process through ignoring or taking him for granted."
And for women, that balancing act has its own share of challenges..

thank you nation, so to sum up my response---personally sacrificing now makes me not have to choose anything but me me me...especially when I still have a tinge of selfishness and it will make me unhappy and unfulfilled in the long run.

thank you nation, so to sum up my response---personally sacrificing now makes me not have to choose anything but me me me...especially when I still have a tinge of selfishness and it will make me unhappy and unfulfilled in the long run.

Yeh like right now I dont have kids, but when I do, I dont imagine being able to keep up the schedule I have now. I dont want someone else raising my kids, you know? Thats not the vision.

I get hated on by lots of females though who clearly wish they could turn back the clock and have their kids later in life. On the one hand they say, "chile you better hurry up and have these kids before you get too tired." Truth is, THEY are tired cuz they either had too many kids or had them so early in life they secretly resent it.

And then there are those who hate on you as a married woman because you have a career that allows you either to travel, mix it up with the big dawgs, or whatever. They are still small minded enough to believe that married women should have those types of careers.

Women cant win for losing sometimes...