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morrow, would your definition of success still be valid? Or, would you consider yourself a failure? I remember a job where I worked long, stressful hours and often labored for a boss who had mood swings like a freaking roller coaster. It made for a tense situation, to say the least. One day I was talking to a coworker and the exhaustion was overwhelming. I felt so dissatisfied, frustrated and even angry. Then it hit me: If I died that day, I didn’t want the only thing on my tombstone to be “Always met her deadlines.” Ugh, I remember thinking. I wanted my life to account for more than that. It wasn’t until months later that I started making some real changes in my life, changes that I know made me much better able to balance my life and devote time and effort to more than my job. Right now, times are tough and some of us are beginning to panic. But I think it’s a golden opportunity to really think about what is important in your life, and weed out the things that don’t really matter. You are the one who must define what success is to you. One thing I know for sure: You are more than a job title, you are worth more than a number on a paycheck and you are more than an award to hang on your wall. Is the destination you have in mind worth the road you must travel? Only you can answer that.