re: Achieving Goals and Feeling Unsettled

Doc,

Thanks for the thoughtful response.

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If you are a simple person, then I'd say that's a good thing. I don't know if you're a religious man, but the whole theme of Ecclesiastes is basically that the best thing for man is to simply eat, drink, and cheerfully to enjoy the fruit of his labors while thanking God for his life, and that all the rest--building empires, saving the rain forests, speaking out about blood diamonds in the Congo, going to philanthropy galas in West Palm Beach, etc.--is usually more vanity than anything else.

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This sums up where I want to be in life. Over the course of putting my career and finances in place, the parts about "cheerfully" and "thanking God" have not received enough attention. However, "enjoy the fruit of his labors" remains a priority to avoid falling back in my career.

Really the changes lately have been more of a refocus on family and religion. My work is still enjoyable, and having some mentoring duties is a good chance to give back. Even though I have to bust my tail every day to keep up, maybe I don't need to keep working like a complete maniac.

Thanks for the comments. The Money Board seemed to be the place to post this due to the preponderance of goal-oriented people. When you have been firing at those tough goals for a long time, it can disorienting to reach them and wonder how to redirect or refocus the energy.

ETA: NC_Tigah, Meauxjeaux, and Reubaltaich - completely agree with your points as well.