That’s another thing no one tells you about goals. You may want it to be one way—the way that lets you pursue anything you want without regard to money or health or relationships—but it’s the other way. And it always will be. Just ask anyone who ignored the basics in his life (it’s almost always men) to pursue a goal . . . only to feel empty and hollow because the “trophy” on the mantel came at too high a cost. Happiness requires evenly balancing your multiple nonnegotiable goals, blending in a negotiable goal where appropriate . . . and never, ever forgetting to self-evaluate along the way to
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