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How to Create Lasting Fulfillment in Your Career

Why are so many people who pursue success feeling unfulfilled or restless in their personal lives?

James Michael Sama
5 min readDec 22, 2020

We live in a society that prioritizes monetary success. We all strive for a respectable income that affords us the abilities to drive what we want, live where we want and travel where we want. And now a phrase that wouldn’t have made sense 20 years ago: We want our lives to look great on Instagram.

So why are so many people who pursue success feeling unfulfilled or restless in their personal lives?

We are raised and taught how to make a living. We learn lessons about business, interviewing skills, how to do market research, how to put together an advertising plan…but we seldom are asked why we want to do these things.

We are seldom asked who we are and how we want to influence the world. Instead, we are always asked what we do.

As a coach who helps professionals create more confidence and fulfillment in their personal lives, I can attest that the workforce is full of people who have never actually stopped to define what makes them truly happy in life.

“I’ve never really stopped to think about it…” answered a 49 year old client when I asked him to lay out parameters in his…

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James Michael Sama
James Michael Sama

Written by James Michael Sama

I help you evolve into the ultimate version of yourself. Life & Executive Coach. Multi #1 writer. Trusted by: CNN, CNBC, NY Post, CBS, more. Say hi! @JamesMSama

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