Quote Originally Posted by Snoopy_inc View Post
Dealing with stress is a difficult thing to do. I find one has to keep an eye on what is important in ones life. The likes of family.
Engrossing yourself in Stressful work so that you can make a bit more money at the end of the line is not worth the stress it creates vs you spending your regular hours with less stress and having a relationship.
Very, very good statement!

I need to comment on this... When I was in my early 20's I had the exact opposite idea of handling stress. My Idea was that I should forget about family and holidays and work my backside off to reach my goals, then I would enjoy life and start with kids and give them what I never had. The end result was nearly loosing my wife and completely loosing touch with myself. I never just took a break and reflected on my own emotions and fears. I reach the top in a large company I worked for back then within 2 years and suddenly everything hit me all together because of one extremely bad incident. I realized that I lost more than I made and that money certainly didn't solve the issues I thought it would. It took a long time for me to realize my mistakes and to realize I have one life to enjoy. The moment I realized this, things turned about sharply and I achieved even more than before.