What makes you sad?

[Helene2013]

Smilingcat

Don't beat yourself up.

Success is not all about work, about having your name plastered all over internet or in magazine or the best education. Maybe for some, but not all of us.

I don't care if some of my peers made it to the top, are making more money, are traveling all over for work. My ex-boss used to be in the $600,000s Was he happy with his COO job? Probably. But he had the stress that came with it, no real life and making sure he stayed connected with the planet's contacts! He was on "duty" 24/7, working crazy hours. He was let go just over a year ago and I saw him for lunch one day recently. He is so much more relaxed, only taking small (although they are still busy) contracts. He's not making a lot of money (at least compared to before). But he says he could no longer work the way he was for the past years. Traveling world-wide really is hard on you when one day you're in London, the next in Calgary! He looked so much better.

If you'd dig my name up on the WWW you will NOT see it. I try to protect it as much as I can, no pics either in the google image search. haha I don't need this to feel accomplished.

What matters is how YOU see yourself, without comparing you to your classmates. We all take different roads at some point in our life. You have something, they have something else that I'm sure they may love to trade in some times.

But if that mag really gets to you, have your name removed from mailing list for a while. You can always have them put it back when you feel like it.

A quote I like:

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill

So no matter how I continue my road on this earth, I want to drive it my way. Which may mean fall, get up and keep going. Even if it is in another direction I never thought of.

[Pax]

I have always lacked ambition, much to the chagrin of my parents and teachers. Since I test really high on things like IQ tests there were all these expectations that I would "be somebody" and amount to something. It never bothered me that those things never came to fruition, but it made me sad that it seemed to disappoint people who mattered to me.

Now all of those people are gone and I'm happy as a clam with my life, doubly so that I didn't cave to meeting their expectations. It would have been different though if I'd set those standards for myself. Hope you find some peace with this Cat.