RE: My Perception Of Success
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your take on success as peace, growth, and quiet impact over flashy metrics?
You got that right.. my views on success is not just about flashy things. Like I said, I see those as a confluence, it necessarily what I'm after in life. That's just like an additional stuff I seek.
Many of us talk about finances, wallets and material things, but then, we lack legit purpose. My views? If we have all these monetary things, would our relationship with people be genuine? Or would they just want us for what we have and what we can offer.. wouldn't the relationship with people be transactional rather than genuine and natural? Subjectively, I think there will be false chemistry if money or other material things are involved.
I've been by the bedside of rich patients, and I've been by the bedside of poor patients. The poor wish they had money to save their loved ones from an illness, while the rich wished they had genuine relationship with people, they wished they did things right, and they wished they impacted their children in a good way.
Now the question is, why call it success if there would be regrets while on your death bed? Hope you're understanding my point? To me, success is way more than money, and what it can buy. Yes, I want to make money, yes over 40% of my efforts are to make money, but then, when I think of it, I don't really think money is everything I want. However, like I said earlier, money is an added confluence.
In summary, just create a balance and let moderation leads.
Your bedside stories cut right to the heart ,rich regretting empty relationships, poor yearning for means to protect loved ones.That's a profound lens and it nails why slapping "success" on a fat wallet alone feels hollow.
Deathbed regrets don't lie:if it's all transactions and no genuine bonds, was it success or just a high-score game?Money is crucial, though,not as the endgame, but as rocket fuel.It buys security (healthcare, family stability), freedom (time for growth and impact), and leverage (philanthropy, mentoring kids right).
Without it, good intentions get stuck like those poor patients wishing for resources. But over-index on it and yeah, relationships turn fake; people orbit the cash, not you.
That's where your balance shines: 40% hustle for the confluence, the rest on purpose, peace, and people. Moderation keeps it real,enough wealth to amplify your quiet impact without letting it eclipse genuine connections.