Multi-facet life for greater success & happiness
It is shocking to the public when someone rich & famous (e.g. Britney Spears) with seemingly everything they have, can be so unhappy and ungrateful for all that they have. Perhaps with success, there's no where else to go but down. Plus, not many people seem to be able to handle fame and the public scrutiny very well (probably because the press prefers to tell the less rosy side of the story, since that's what sells!).
People who see success often expect it to continue. Perhaps their confidence is not entirely misplaced, but it is prudent to always prepare for a cloudy day. After all, few things last for infinity. Success can come and go with the winds of change. Not everything is within one's control at all times. Many people who are successful yet unhappy tend to be successful in one specialized thing. If that doesn't work for them later on, they are completely devastated. It is easier to specialize and hone a particular skill so that one becomes really outstanding at it, however, that creates an overdependence on it to provide opportunities for success, satisfaction and happiness.
Those who go to top schools such as Ivy Leagues often prove at an early age as students that they can accomplish many things (from top grades to athletic and leadership achievements to knowledge of current affairs and social impact in society), and juggle them all very well. They continue to participate actively in extra-curricular activites in college while maintaining their grades and even holding a part-time job. However, once they leave school, employers often expect them to work in a singular job, specialized in a narrow function. There is a significant incongruence with everything these students have been training for up till this point. Once they start working, many start to experience disillusionment and suffer from lack of happiness often without understanding why. They have prepared for and built a life around balance and a balancing act of pursuing many things and challenging themselves to do them all very well. Until such people re-discover and further explore and develop their multiple talents & interests, their odds of achieving resilient success and happiness may be impeded.
People who see success often expect it to continue. Perhaps their confidence is not entirely misplaced, but it is prudent to always prepare for a cloudy day. After all, few things last for infinity. Success can come and go with the winds of change. Not everything is within one's control at all times. Many people who are successful yet unhappy tend to be successful in one specialized thing. If that doesn't work for them later on, they are completely devastated. It is easier to specialize and hone a particular skill so that one becomes really outstanding at it, however, that creates an overdependence on it to provide opportunities for success, satisfaction and happiness.
Those who go to top schools such as Ivy Leagues often prove at an early age as students that they can accomplish many things (from top grades to athletic and leadership achievements to knowledge of current affairs and social impact in society), and juggle them all very well. They continue to participate actively in extra-curricular activites in college while maintaining their grades and even holding a part-time job. However, once they leave school, employers often expect them to work in a singular job, specialized in a narrow function. There is a significant incongruence with everything these students have been training for up till this point. Once they start working, many start to experience disillusionment and suffer from lack of happiness often without understanding why. They have prepared for and built a life around balance and a balancing act of pursuing many things and challenging themselves to do them all very well. Until such people re-discover and further explore and develop their multiple talents & interests, their odds of achieving resilient success and happiness may be impeded.
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