It's cool to have goals for accumulation and growth. But just remember what ole Alan Watts has to say (paraphrased):
"It all felt like a hoax, because it was a hoax! They made you miss everything...We thought life was a pilgrimage, with a serious purpose at the end and the point was to get to that end...Success, Heaven, whatever it is.
But... we missed the point, the whole way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing, or to dance, while the music was being played"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4
"It all felt like a hoax, because it was a hoax! They made you miss everything...We thought life was a pilgrimage, with a serious purpose at the end and the point was to get to that end...Success, Heaven, whatever it is.
But... we missed the point, the whole way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing, or to dance, while the music was being played"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4