Our society often makes the mistake of equating success with wealth. It is not surprising that we do this. After all, measurement has the advantage of being scalable. When we can measure something, we can determine how we are doing compared to others. We love to compete with each other.
But what does the equation of success with wealth actually do, except to provide an easy way to “keep pace with our zones”? It is generally accepted that money does not buy happiness.If someone is rich and unhappy, is he successful? Of course not!
Success is less than money. A successful person is one who looks at his contribution and is satisfied with what he sees. Success is recognition, even if it is only internal (because in the end you are the only person who is fully part of your life). If you are happy, you have succeeded.
Unfortunately, according to American traditions the pursuit of happiness is an integral right, but happiness itself is guaranteed. In fact, the pursuit of happiness can be a frustrating battle over competitive priorities, high prices, and lost time. These actual expenditures give us the idea that our unhappiness is due to spending our way, to which we easily conclude that we can be happier if we have less responsibility, less expense and more time.We dedicate most of our lives to achieving the financial independence that we can finally retire and enjoy our hard earned free time.
Yet, did you know that the average life expectancy of a retired person does not take up any new challenge to spend five years? People succeed in excitement. We can’t go on permanent leave from overwork. We are upset, and we die.
The secret of true happiness, therefore, is not the provision of money or the accumulation of money for the future.Both of these can be effective (and in this case they are perfectly intelligent) but it is more important to identify what you want to do with your time than to find ways to get rid of it as soon as possible.
If you don't know what you want to do - and especially if you're sure it's done, it's not what you're doing now - you probably can't move on, but you can start making changes that make you happier looking for other alternatives. Get started. Sign up for some adult education classes at a community college, the kind that has a flat fee and is seen once a week for a few weeks. The language of study, perhaps. Or art. Or cooking. Try whatever you can. You will know what you like when you find out.
And once you find it, see how you can incorporate it into your life. We spend most of our lives sleeping or at work and the reactions are that you need sleep. You probably need to work to survive, but you are probably working on a job that you enjoy. Then you will go on the path of happiness. That is the success.