The thing is, when I had my first success it did coincide with the end of my first marriage, and because I went on to have a very, very unhappy two years, I don't think I equate career success with personal happiness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure.
It's this idea that success changes you as a person... I've never seen my career that way.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.
I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.
I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.
I've often thought if I didn't make my marriage work, I would have failed at my one true shot at happiness.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.