Can you do this for me?, a serious matter. Options

[verlorenrivets]

I had a discussion with my dad about networking, and it sparked something in my head. I have a few questions for anyone who reads this, if you don't mind.

1) What is your ambition in life?

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?

[_sarcastic_]

1) What is your ambition in life?
to become a doctor, to marry have kids, lead a good life

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
playing soccer, slacking, doing pretty well in studies and designing, looking out for friends and family

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
yes it works pretty well on a personal level, some does involve other people like soccer.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
depends. if it's for a good cause (or i get paid ) then it's fine by me, but if they're just using it for their own benefit then they can forget about it

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
if it's using it for my own benefit then i don't think it's right, unless it's a matter of life and death or education than that's a different story

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
if they really need it, or i have no choice but to do it. but if i was to become a doctor then i kinda do need to use my talents for the other person kinda sorta?

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
well we're kind of using our teachers talents for our goals, like them teaching us things we need to know

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
no i don't think i can, i probably need help from certain people at certain times, encouragments, friends and families support

[verlorenrivets]

Wow. I did this study on 5 other sites, and this one, though it has the most people, has the least response.

Thank you for your response, _sarcastic_.

To the other people that saw this and dodged it, shame on you.

[*mipadi*]

1) What is your ambition in life?
I'd like to become a computer science researcher, preferably in the field of high-performance computing. Either work on machines that do something important like curing cancer, or work with machines that render graphics for films, that sort of thing.

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
I write well. I'm also adept at applying logic to situations. I pay attention to those studies that interest me, and do well in them.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
Yes, I think so.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
"Using", in what manner? Using as in "utilizing", or "taking advantage of"? I certainly have no qualms about someone utilizing my talents--they are a complete waste if not used in some way. Naturally, though, I don't like people taking advantage of my talents.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
Same as above. I'm comfortable with using someone's talents to aid mine if they are comfortable with it as well. It might even have a synergistic effect. I would not be comfortable with taking advantage of another's talents, such as using them without permission or without just compensation.

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
It depends what the goals are. Are the goals in line with my own? Do they serve a higher purpose--i.e., would they benefit humanity, or at least a large number of people? If, for example, someone else's goal was to cure cancer, and they needed my talents, I'd gladly help out; if their goal was to make a pile of money, I wouldn't be so quick to give aid.

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
Most people are mos swayed by promises of money or fame, although I suppose a lot would also be happy just to know they have left a significant mark in whatever their field is.

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
Doubtful. No man is an island, and it's important to know limitations. Great things can rarely be done alone--they need a team of dedicated, like-minded individuals to make them happen. Again, synergy--more can be accomplished with a team than with everyone trying to do the same work on their own.

[NgocQuyen]

1) What is your ambition in life?
to become successful as a psychologist, marry the person i love, and to have lots of children :]

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
nothing really, but helping people with thier problems. *hints why i want to be a psychologist

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
umm i'm guessing it works better with people seeing it that i have to have people to help in order to help people.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
i guess i would feel better about my skills because someone would actually want to use my skills.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
better for me. sucks for them. =]

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
i'm not sure if i understand this question so i can't really answer it. sorry.

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
i don't understand this one either

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
i really hope i can, but i can't do it without my friends/family's support to be honest...

did i do that right? sorry i didnt respond earlier...lols i didnt know about it

[_suzie_]

1) What is your ambition in life?

To live a good life, treat those around me right, and have a good career.

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?

Music, writing, art, listening to others.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?

both, mostly, but if they dont at some point, i try and make em work on both levels.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?


CHeated, if theyre using me for only their benefit.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?

I wouldn't unless it was a mutual thing, eg a business or something.

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?

a dedicated sense of loyalty maybe, or goals in line with theirs.

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?

THe same as above. unless theyre a nasty ass person and use people in general.

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?

No.

[littleswallow]

1) What is your ambition in life?
- to become an engineer and give my parents a good, carefree life

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
- seriously? I'm really good at being lazy and pissing off my parents. But I'm doing okay in my studies and I make a lot of people laugh.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
- it depends. but most of the time, they work well together on a personal level.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
- as long as it's used for good, I'm not complaining.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
- if I use it for my personal gain, I'd be really guilty.

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
- hmm... sincerity and dedication. I don't like wasting my effort if I know that person is not sincere on what he/she is doing. I'm too lazy.

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
- ... patience and loyalty, and the traits I mentioned above.

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
- I can't do it alone, but that doesn't mean I'll always rely on others.

[ParanoidAndroid]

1) What is your ambition in life?

Successing my parents wishes

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?

drawing...complaining

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?

nothing works out for me

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?

idc, it happens all the time

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?

ah screw them

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?

as long as they pay me money

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?

as long as i get them an A

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?

no

[redpeony]

1) What is your ambition in life?
To see as much of the world as I can... ideally I want to travel the world and capture emotion and how life differs through photographs.

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
I like to say I'm good at the things I love to do... playing the piano and photographing.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
Yeah.. I actually prefer doing both of those on my own

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
Well.. I feel that talents are ultimately pretty useless if you can't share them or put them to use somehow.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
If they got something in return, why not?

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
As much as I would like to say that I would just let them because I am a good person, it is exposure and recognition that would encourage me to do so... It's hard to make a living as a photographer

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
Money

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
Of course not. But I knew that long before answering the questions.

[*suddenly she*]

1) What is your ambition in life?
to make music, teach music, and play music. preferably with someone i'll live with. to be content.

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
music.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
yes, but i'd rather work with someone who understands.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
it'd be a bit awkward, but just as long as nobody gets hurt, i don't mind.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
iffy. but just as long as they agree with it, and nothing bad comes out of it, it's okay.

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
how much they need to accomplish their goal and if it's honest and fair.

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
the same.

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
no, i never felt that way either.

[NyCaZnShOrtAii]

1) What is your ambition in life?
have a good life , money, supporting family, iwanna do sumthing with my computer fixing skills

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
i dont know if its luck or jus pure skill but i love working with my hands all i need is a screw driver and a chair, computer,printer, tv = fixed

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
i guess, my dad loves computers and he can fix them pretty well so no problems =D

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
Ifi get payed i wouldnt care

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
well if i pay them =] its ok but i wouldnt use sum1 else for there talents
6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
MONEY

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
money

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
nothing changed

[Simply_unique]

1) What is your ambition in life?
Be a Fashion designer, Fall in love and get married, have a good life

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
Designing clothes, writing, drawing, um giving advice..uh i guess thats it? My studies are pretty good.

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
it goes either way i dont really care...

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
um well if i was working for someone when i started out i guess that would be fine as long as i get paid the amount. However, if someone claimed the credit for my work with no advantages for me then i would get pissed and possibly sue the guy for copyright and all that.

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
as long as their okay with it then its okay with me

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
i dont know i guess it depends.. It can change over time but right now.. money

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
it differs for everyone

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?

I always have felt that way before and after this whole thing

[HybridCountdown5]

1) What is your ambition in life?

2) What are you actually good at doing at this point in your life?
Teaching/doing martial arts and academics

3) Do those things work well together on a personal level (or do those things work without other people being involved)?
I'd say both.

4) How do you feel about someone else using you for your talents?
i'll let them, why not use 'em if i have 'em?

5) How do you feel about using someone else for their talents?
ditto

6) What kind of incentive would you need to use your talents for someone else's goals?
If they need it, and if it isnt any trouble to me, by all means go ahead and use 'em

7) What kind of incentive do you think other people would need for them to use their talents for one of your goals?
Really depends on the person, sometimes its all about collateral with people.

8) After answering those questions, do you feel like you can accomplish your life's ambition alone?
Oh sure, why not?