Comments on: What If I Never Do Anything Prolific? https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Henah https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11675 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 22:59:26 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11675 In reply to Hayley.

Hayley! I wrote this piece a few years ago but rereading it now, it still feels relevant. Thank you so so much for the kind words!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

]]> By: Anonymous User https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11649 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:23:48 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11649 Yes, relatable!

]]> By: Hayley https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11643 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:29:32 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11643 Henah!!!! I love you on MWK! My favourite episodes are always when you join in for Rich Girl Roundup! This article gave me such a greater appreciation of you & I resonated deeply with your story. Your conclusion about curating a life you love, independent of career outcomes is such a timely reminder for me. Thanks for this!!

]]> By: Anonymous User https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11636 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:43:31 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11636 As I’m nearing retirement I have been thinking about this very thing. I truly wanted to be my best at the end of my career but circumstances out of my control have made me feel like that won’t be the case.(I’m a teacher by the way)

]]> By: Henah https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11632 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:56:07 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11632 In reply to Amanda.

I’m so happy to hear this and happy for you! I would love to hear how it ends up going, Amanda. x —Henah

]]> By: Henah https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11631 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:55:45 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11631 In reply to M.L..

I’m so glad it resonated, M.L. and thank you for sharing! It means so much to me. And I love how the culture and change in POV helped make that adjustment—slower living for the win. x — Henah

]]> By: Henah https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11630 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:55:00 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11630 In reply to Anonymous User.

<3 I'm so glad it resonated. Sending hugs. — Henah x

]]> By: Lorna https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11629 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:40:12 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11629 Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts in this wonderful piece, I found this super relatable and beautifully inspiring! I especially love how you recontextualised the meaning of Mary Oliver’s poem at the end, a reminder that so often things are taken out of context and their message skewed. Hope success continues to find you and thank you again!

]]> By: Taryn https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11627 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:54:36 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11627 This was a beatifully written piece. I turned 40 last February and am a parent to an almost 5 year old (which seems odd to say), but I have really struggled with feeling successful. Life certainly doesn’t look how I pictured it and I have been looking at how I can better accept this life that I am so privledged to have despite being nothing like I planned for. I’ve had to lean into the fact that I was undiagnosed with Autism for my entire life, and now I am having to make adjustments to accept that my brain doesn’t work the same way as I used to. I’ve had to manage success moreso by slowing down, learning the fine art of emotional regulation (still a work in progress), and enjoying my near 6 years of conscious non-drinking. The small successes I’m chasing right now is getting back into running in a healthy non-obsessed way, spending more time outside with my daughter, slowing down my coffee routine, and enjoying books again.

]]> By: Amanda W https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/successful-in-life/#comment-11626 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:30:25 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/successful-in-life/#comment-11626 Thank you for this wonderful article. I too had big dreams of making it big and believing that was what success was. I’m in my 50’s and have my bachelor’s degree in business but couldn’t get hired anywhere. I too started a business but couldn’t make ends meet. I became depressed thinking why am I not good enough? My therapist said it’s time for me to change my perspective on what success is. Your article was confirmation and it also told me I’m not alone.

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