#ChasingSuccess

FamilyvsCareer- Daily Mail

 

Success — we all want it, right?

We all know of success as it relates to wealth and fame. And we have all heard the counter argument that money doesn’t buy happiness, and success without happiness is worthless. Likewise, we have heard the counter-counter argument that if money can buy shoes and shoes make you happy, then…

But what about those who want it all… the money and the happiness? We are often shown but two options — the single, successful yet sexually and emotionally frustrated executive with her Prada shoes and Mercedes (Mary-Jane, Olivia Pope, I see you), and the ever popular domesticated wife donning sweats and surrounded by high spirited children in her small single family home.

So what of the woman who reached the top of her career before 50 without have to sacrifice a loving, well-nurtured family and can afford to outfit her entire family with the latest Spring fashions? And no, her husband is not a homemaker. And no, they do not sell drugs, nor did she sleep her way to the top. Is it possible to have it all? I believe that it is. How does one achieve it? By Continue reading