Are our goals compatible with our relationships? Our ideas of success sometimes goes against our happiness and ends by destroying what we treasure the most: the ones we love.
Peter wanted to become a wealthy man to provide to his wife and kids whatever they would need. He was a hard-working man and worked more than twelves hours a day to built his career. Soon the promotions start coming and with them more responsibilities and more work. He was even unable to take the vacations he deserved, but for him the sacrifice was worth-while because his family was able to buy whatever they wanted. In a few years, he had become a well respected and successful executive. What nobody was aware of is that his wife was seeing someone else. She felt so neglected that she found company in other man. One day she left and filed for the divorce. Peters' heart was broken because his family fell apart.
It seems that Peters's goal to protect and provide to his family was not coherent with his strategy to focus in his career to become a high level executive with a high salary. More money didn't bring more happiness to his life, but I am no saying that poverty would either. A simpler life could let him have more time with his family. Love flourishes when you take care of it, not through materials things, but through affection, respect and dedication. It is not so easy to find a job nowadays, but it is more difficult to find someone to share your life with.
