So much truth in this. What (little) success I’ve had has been enough to make me wary of the same traps you talk about. Success, real success, I’m come to think, simply means living your life the way you want it. Certainly, the happiest people I know are those that follow their own inclinations instead of those of society.

I heard once that Dolly Parton has an exact replica of the shack she grew up on the sprawling grounds of her Dollywood estate. It sounds like a great way to remember where you’ve come from.