Before we get in to rhetoric about the definition of success, I’ll just spit this out: I am nowhere near where I’d like to be in my career and my ability to care for my family.
I wonder if I’m actually on a trajectory towards something or just spinning my wheels. I think the problem comes down to money: I need immediate money (a lot of it, too) and have to compromise my activity to make it.
If I had my choice, I’d be living somewhere more cosmopolitan and progressive and being paid very well for work I love to do and people respect me for.
Until then I’m not successful no matter what people say (to make me feel better). 6/28