Do you feel inept and stumbling as you strive to move beyond career success? Be reassured: you are not alone! For most of us, overcoming the drivenness that makes us pursue success takes decades.
I've just finished a great book on this very theme. It describes the journey of a man who climbed to the pinnacle of his career, then realized that he wanted more from life.
Fortunately the author is intensely introspective and honest. He asks hard questions of himself, and is candid in disclosing his struggles in answering them.
The struggler is John McEnroe, and the book, You Cannot Be Serious. A few quotes will give you the flavor:
On the link between career success and happiness:
[Soon after winning my 4th US Open singles title] suddenly I thought, I'm the greatest tennis player who ever lived - why am I so empty inside?
On the irrational drive for recognition