A great life requires balance and priorities across a number of roles. People who focus on only one thing, at the expense of everything else, rarely end up in the land of happiness. For many people, this one fixation becomes work, work, work — and that never works out well. For others it might be getting rich, or getting famous, but one fixation is rarely makes for a positive outcome.
At a minimum, consider your goals and duties in these areas:
- Spouse
- Parent
- Career / Work
- Personal Improvement
- Social / Friendship (varies between Friends and Best Friends)
- Brother / Sister
- Son / Daughter to your Parents
- Physical Fitness / Health
- Spiritual
- Mental Fitness
- Investor
- Community
(there are more roles, this is just to help you get started).
Strive for life balance. There are many authors in this space — Steven Covey was one of the best — but read a few books to think through the topic.