Narrative Essay About Working To Work

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My life was always jam packed with stuff I felt was important. When I look back on it I realize what I thought was important only was blinding me to what really was; my family and friends. Through my life, work has been my priority; working at my job, around the house, and working towards my future. What I failed to see in this though, was that I didn’t gain all that I hoped I would from it; Knowledge, friends and happiness. I wasn’t working to work; I was working so that I may help others to succeed. Though this was a noble goal, I neglected to see what it was doing to me. I became so fixated on finishing projects to try and get ahead, that I actually wasn’t helping others grow and learn themselves. When everyone was enjoying life; I