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“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” – Shakespeare

All the world’s a game. We define the rules and the victory conditions.

If you don’t believe that last one, you are still under the influence of others. It means you are letting someone; the media, your friends, or your parents dictate what success is to you.

If you don’t define what you want from life, or what you think being successful is, then how will you know if you ever reach it?

Or if you let others define success for you, you will never be truly happy. What then becomes success may not actually involve true passion. Sure, you may be distracted by the money, the perks, or the status. But on some level you will be yearning for something more. Something meaningful.

The popular example is someone who abhors finance, but becomes an investment banker purely for the money and force feeds themselves the training and instruction to get such a job. Eventually this person will crack and realize that this is not really for them. They’ll wake up one morning after another 14 hour day and realize their kitchen is a different color.

Why?

Because their spouse had the kitchen redone two weeks ago!

This kind of mindless drudgery can suffocate a soul. We become machines working untold hours to churn out carbon copy outputs.

And for what?

So we can afford the newest car or newest designer handbag. Meanwhile there are people suffering on the otherside of the world that could for years on that same amount of money. (Seth Godin tells more.)

Ridiculous huh? Yeap. But a constant.

Back to my original point.

We can live our lives fueling the capitalist dream, working harder and harder for more and more wasteful junk. Or we can redefine our lives and actually seek to make a difference in the lives of others.

Its your choice. You decide.

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