Last Updated on July 3, 2023

There is success in terms of work, but there is also success in terms of life. I like to call it a personal success. Personal success is internal satisfaction and happiness. I succeeded in my career by having a high-paying job, but I needed to be more personally successful.

Personal success is an internal success, the thoughts and habits you form that affect you every day. Is your inner self congruent with your outside self? Is your high-paying job bringing you internal satisfaction, and is it bringing you joy? You could be successful on the outside but need to be more aligned and miserable on the inside.

The best way to achieve internal success is to listen to your heart or inner compass. Take the trip you have been putting off. Call that old friend. Some people use money as their compass. But that is the wrong way. Your internal happiness should be your compass. Don’t let your friend and family misalign you. Sometimes the less-paying job is more fun, and you be more happy at the end of the day.

The best life is happiness, and the best wealth is health. Don’t let material objects that only satisfy you for a little bit come in the way. The biggest regret of people on their dead beds is that they wish they enjoyed life more, not make more money, or acquired more material objects.