We all have our definitions of a good life that we all manifest from the information we are taught, and experiences we lived through. I think living a good life is understanding that you did not waste your opportunity at living life.

I can relate 100% to what you describe....Sadly, it took me close to half a century to realize what you describe here :-) 
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Great article @cryptoctopus. Loved the photo with bulb striking instant idea.

Glad that you are able to find your dream job. For me, I am hoping that Steemit will be the answer to my dream job

I know exactly what you mean... Happiness is a conscious choice. I use to think it was when I reached X goal or X life situation I would be happy, but it was never the case. You can't always chose your circumstances, but you can choose your emotional reaction... I choose to be happy ;)

And the normal article, who dislikes do not look and do not read, pleased me, an author had tried wrote) Everything clear and interesting

My job is my hobby. I was so happy when I managed to work on what I like.

This has advantages (I am super happy with my work, etc.) but also non-negligible disadvantages (my hobbies at home... well, I am actually still working). 

Finally, my kids changed the picture a bit, but I am still working much more than what I am paid for ^^

I've had the same experience. I get interested in many things so my mind changes a lot. Now I just want to do something that will allow me a good lifestyle.

Interesting post. I think that we need to find ourselves what "the good life" means or even what "the good person" means. What society considers a "good (bad) life" or "good (bad) person" does not necessarily mean that it is sustainable, healthy or logical. We have to find it out ourselves by constant questioning of ourselves and everything around us. We have to stay true to our own integrity and express ourselves without trying to mold into social expectations of what "good life" or "good person" should be.

Wow ! Thats nice and very touching. I am so grateful that I can say , just a few days before my birthday and I'm not in my 30's anymore ..... I had a Damn Good Life ! I can truly say, I did not miss out on anything except ....I might have to write about soon

Hi @cryptoctopus I feel 100% identified with this post, after working hard for others for a long time I realized that was not the life I wanted, one day i take the decision to work for me and turn what was my hobby into my job (Fix Computers) Now I work in my own home, make more money, and I spend a lot of time with my family. how you say **Happiness doesn't come from a job but from a lifestyle,** now i feel i have a better lifestyle.

I have a similar affliction (talent?) to you.  I can't sit still mentally.  I was able to torture myself by sitting through what I considered to be mundane jobs through my 20s and early 30s (and get 2 degrees), but when I was laid off in 2011 and was finally in a financial position where it didn't matter, it really opened my eyes to life's possibilities.  The answer to life's problems is that there's no wrong  answer to how you live your life.  There isn't some knock-it-out-of-the-park dream job that's going to fulfill you.  Fulfillment comes from within.  I know that sounds like a bunch of new age self-help malarkey, but it's really what I'm living now.  I got creative to make my situation work for me and my job now is basically being Mr. Mom (among other things of course, being so mentally multidirectional and all).  I've never been so happy and fulfilled at my work than I am right now.  I never would have imagined that this would make me happy when I was young and "trying to decide what to do with my life."  Now I'm just doing whatever I want basically, and it's always productive stuff.  Much better.

interesting.someone like me asking question and spending time for answer. I spend long time to search a question answer.

I wrote a post about careers too. I wanted to be a teacher when I was younger, and short story is I'm not. We must all work through ourselves to see what we like and what we need. Great post!

yes, I have also achieved the same whereby I do not care anymore about question Nr. 7. The only thing I disagree :-) is that our kids will read what we wrote. I think by that time they play pokemon in a hologram or something...

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Like many commenters here, I can totally relate. There are many careers I know I would enjoy. I think the first thing I ever said I wanted to be as a kid was "archaeologist" when I was about six years old. :) My stated desired career changed many times over the years, and when I actually graduated from college (where I took a ton of electives in a variety of subjects), I went through different jobs/careers I thought I would like. But, none of them made me happy, because none of them gave me the lifestyle I wanted.

I'm almost there, now. I have the freedom I want by being my own boss and making my own schedule (and NO alarm clocks!), but am not at the point yet where hustling for money isn't an issue. When I get to the point where I have more passive income coming in and don't have to spend 12 or more hours a day in front of a computer to make ends meet, THEN I will have my ideal lifestyle. 

I'm getting there. :)

Thank you for this post.  It is always assumed that we know what we want to do as a career.  Those of us that don't feel strange.

>The world was my oyster and the buffet was so large that I couldn't pinpoint exactly what I wanted to do in life.

This is exactly the way that I have always felt.  I can't choose or pin myself down.

As your post suggests perhaps I have been framing the whole question the wrong way.  

I will think about framing it in lifestyle terms from now on.  Thanks for sharing your insight.

nice

i'm teaching one day a week - its a way to get my doodles into others brains  =)

This post encapsulates everything I'm trying to figure out with my life right now. Thanks for posting. I have very similar thoughts about what I want out of a job.... although I have to admit that sometimes I can't even commit to that completely.

What exactly is online marketing? Did you build your own brand, or do you sell products for someone else?