You might think you want a relationship or the…

Page 10. You might think you want a relationship or the perfect job or even your mothers love. But, your real desire is the inner longing to be free of conflict, satisfied and complete, with no sense of something missing.

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But tenacity needs honest fuel, so stop and ask yourself, with real honesty, what is actually driving you — is this goal yours, or is it a need to prove something, or to please someone, or to keep score against a neighbor? Underneath all our wanting, the oldest teachers say, the real longing is not for the relationship or the title or the prize at all, but simply to be free — at peace, complete, with nothing missing. Notice, too, the genuine achievement drive that marks effective people: they are pulled to achieve for its own sake, forever raising their own bar, not merely chasing the salary or the title. — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)

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