Comments on: Success, Failure, and THEN Happiness

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:56:18 +0000

Daniel, this is exactly what I've been feeling since about March of this year. It seems like there's been a deluge of things that have made me question the direction my life is taking. It started with finally finishing 4-Hour Workweek and realizing that maybe my life didn't have to be dictated by a clock. Of course, I haven't yet found a way to pursue my dream, but at least I'm working on it. At least I've realized now and not 15 or 20 years down the road that I was chasing something about which I didn't really care.

By: DanielthePoet

DanielthePoet — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:48:17 +0000

Realizing that the intention of my thoughts could be misunderstood, I’d like to clarify. I’m not telling you that I think everyone should give up their “responsible” jobs and pursue childhood dreams (though I’m not discouraging that, either).

My intention was to challenge the stereotypical vision of success. Perhaps what scares us most about change is that we’ve grown too dependent upon the wrong things. But how will we know unless we actually question the what and why. These are questions worth answering.

By: Lisa Pawlowski

Lisa Pawlowski — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:53:50 +0000

I always wish I could skip the “stench of failure” part and go right to the success part, but then I realize, I just don’t learn life lessons very well without some pain.

By: Jeff McCord

Jeff McCord — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:31:24 +0000

Daniel, this is an AMAZING post. Bravo… couldn’t agree more and I totally felt exactly what you were saying.

Have you ever thought, seriously, what the world would be like without money? It would be such a different place… truly. Maybe even more of an accurate picture of “heaven” – no corruption, no selection, no false sense of self, no greed, no classes or divisions…

interesting thought. Happiness… now that’s MY cake. Wish I knew how to bake it.