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I saw a movie called Singles the other night that kind of summed this up for me. There was a guy in a bar that approaches a woman and starts saying something like he had been trying to think of a line to say to her but then decided to just be himself and to approach her without any games and see what see thought. She said to him that his lack of a line meant that his game was to have no line.
What I mean by this is that we all make choices in life. You can choose to follow the mainstream or you can choose to be a rebel. There is nothing wrong with either choice. What is important is to give your life meaning. Whether this is through finding the right person to get married to, having kids, continually going to school to learn more, excelling in your job, hobbies, is up to you. I don't place too much importance anymore on achieving big-time professional success (i.e. rising to upper management) as I am very well-respected in my industry and am just starting to get some international exposure in my field. I achieve happiness with my wife. I achieve satisfaction with my kids (kids are difficult but it is fun to see them develop). I have also chosen to be a life-long learner by going to school (I finish my MBA tonight actually). I'm also a leader in my church (but I don't want to delve too much into the study of religion). I just try to do what makes me happy. Having a nice home and taking nice vacations makes me happy, so I work to support that habit. I know how you feel. I felt the same way when I was in my mid 20s, but I have finally figured out what I want out of life and work to achieve that.
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