This is a hard one to answer. I think you’ll find that by asking yourself this question you’re not always going to get the obvious answer you’d expect. I always end my reality check by asking myself what it’s going to take to leave feeling like a winner because I find it to be the most centering of all the questions. This is the question that puts everything into perspective and reminds me what I’m doing this whole work thing for in the first place.
Not everyone wants or needs to be a CEO. in fact, a very small percentage of us will ever have the opportunity to sit atop a large corporation. Not everyone needs or wants to be making a seven- figure salary every year. While I’m sure most people wouldn’t turn down a million bucks if it were handed to them on the street, not everyone wants or needs to work the hours it takes, on average, to earn a yearly seven-figure salary.