If you make it your life goal, accumulating money and digging a hole are very similar. You could keep going forever and you might even get good at it; however, it’s never enough and eventually, you realize that you are in your grave. In the process you only see dirt and worms, lose sight of the light and forget the existence of a beautiful blue sky above you.
Throughout my career, I focused on adding value to the organizations I’ve worked for. I never worked with the single goal of accumulating money. Do not misinterpret me: I like making money and being financially stable, but I see compensation as one of the measures of the value I add. If a company is willing to pay me X, I need to know that I add more than X to the bottom line. When the value I add is far greater than X, I expect to be compensated accordingly, keeping the equation a net positive for the company, but fair for me and my family. ...