Happiness and Success
It's been a few months since I last posted anything. Nope, I haven't been extremely busy all the time... it's just that there's nothing blog-worthy... or there are things that cannot be blogged about.
It's the December holidays now, with about another week of break for me. Not the most fulfilling of breaks because all that I've been doing is sleeping at weird hours and playing life-wasting games on Facebook. It's still a break from work I guess, not doing or thinking about work at all. Well, except for random online Mathematics sessions with one student which started this week.
I was browsing through some blogs and one sentence from an entry I read triggered me to blog about what it means to be successful. Is being successful simply just earning more than your friends? Even if it means working late nights and not having time to meet up with friends and more importantly, family? I don't think so. Well, if a person is happy working late nights in exchange for loads of money then I guess it's fine. Ha.
For me, being successful means you like what you are doing in life. Money is secondary... being happy with what I'm doing at work is more important. Having my own personal time is important... but then again, it might not be as important as helping students who are willing to put in extra time and effort in their studies. Being happy with what one is doing is akin to play anyway.
A simple life with needs fulfilled and few wants is a successful life to me =]
It's the December holidays now, with about another week of break for me. Not the most fulfilling of breaks because all that I've been doing is sleeping at weird hours and playing life-wasting games on Facebook. It's still a break from work I guess, not doing or thinking about work at all. Well, except for random online Mathematics sessions with one student which started this week.
I was browsing through some blogs and one sentence from an entry I read triggered me to blog about what it means to be successful. Is being successful simply just earning more than your friends? Even if it means working late nights and not having time to meet up with friends and more importantly, family? I don't think so. Well, if a person is happy working late nights in exchange for loads of money then I guess it's fine. Ha.
For me, being successful means you like what you are doing in life. Money is secondary... being happy with what I'm doing at work is more important. Having my own personal time is important... but then again, it might not be as important as helping students who are willing to put in extra time and effort in their studies. Being happy with what one is doing is akin to play anyway.
A simple life with needs fulfilled and few wants is a successful life to me =]