I got everything I wanted. Something was still missing.

I achieved the awards. The recognition. The validation. The wealth.

You can have the symbol of success everyone told you to chase. But if you abandon your purpose along the way, something inside will still feel missing.

Because fulfillment is not the same as validation. And functioning is not the same as alignment.

You can have the career, the wealth, the relationship, the success—and still feel disconnected from your purpose if the life you are living is not aligned with it.

Success and wealth without purpose