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Years ago, I attended a seminar where the speaker on stage, a man, said to the audience, "I bet I can tell you the goal of every person in this room." I thought to myself, "How in the world would he know what each of our goals are?" Then he said,... See more

Years ago, I attended a seminar where the speaker on stage, a man, said to the audience, "I bet I can tell you the goal of every person in this room." I thought to myself, "How in the world would he know what each of our goals are?" Then he said, "Everyone in this room has one primary goal: to be happy." I had to agree, my No. 1 goal was to be happy. It's the definition of happy that'll be different for each person. So I asked myself, "What does it mean to me to be happy?" I went through a checklist: a successful business, a great marriage, lots of money and all the good things that money brings, a wonderful network of friends and family, a cat, world travel, great health, a sense of purpose in life, and on and on. I wanted all that--and then I'd be happy. So I began to work toward all those things. In 1994, Robert and I "retired." We weren't rich by most people's definition, but we did have more money coming in every month from our investments--primarily real estate--than was going... See less