Hmmm ... this is timely. I've been thinking a lot lately about how I will look back on my life and there's a few areas of my life where I know, as things stand right now, I will have regrets.

It's actually got nothing to do with money for me, it's about a) whether I reach my potential career-wise and b) whether I've done anything useful (other than being a mum).

Regarding the career thing, the main thing that holds me back is lack of confidence/shyness so I'm going to see a counsellor about it. I think I've got to make a decision between a) accepting my shortcomings and always being an underachiever on the career front or b) starting down a very, very uncomfortable path and putting myself in situations that I generally do my very best to avoid like public speaking.

So I do agree with the gist of his article but it's a shame it was so focused on the financial side because, for me, reaching my potential is not about financial rewards it's about using my abilities to reach my potential.