A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.
I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me.
My eyes swam and watered and I literally couldn't breathe through the pain.
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.