No one's tombstone says "Devoted Employee". I realized when my daughter was born that I don't have to achieve anything in this world other than to make her lif

No one's tombstone says "Devoted Employee". I realized when my daughter was born that I don't have to achieve anything in this world other than to make her life wonderful. Me being there is part of that. I have also realized as I've grown older that we are all just going to die. I had focused for a long time on establishing myself, on building something, on achieving some financial or personal goal, and then it all hit me that it really won't matter. The thing I really need to focus on is enjoying every moment of my life before it is over. And being with my family is the most enjoyment I ever feel. Now, obviously everyone doesn't feel the same way or have the same priorities and I'm not telling anyone how they need to feel, but personally this realization has lifted a weight off of my shoulders and caused me to enjoy life more and more every day. Edit: That being said...I usually make sure to leave work at 5, and if I still feel like I need to do some more, I wait until I put my daughter to bed to fire up the laptop.