Everyone has a different path in life and way of achieving their goals. Working hard and honing your skills is certainly important, but it is not the only way to achieve financial freedom or enjoy life. What matters most is how we choose to live our lives and achieve our goals because everyone must follow their own path, as long as they respect the choices of others.
The path to success is always what people find difficult to acknowledge earlier, they feel the path is always the same and try to copy from others which has caused some detriments to their success goal and how long the achievement of it will be. Financial freedom is what everyone is aiming at, and this also applies to how you view things and how you intend to tackle pending challenges in the path to success. With focus, dedication and optimism, you’ll undoubtedly reach your set goals. Nothing comes in a platter of gold especially when you’re not birthed with a silver spoon.
How we live our lives and what we do to achieve our goals shows our own path. I agree with what you said. Everyone's goals are similar, but the paths we choose to get there are different. We do not live in the same country, we do not have the same environment, and our living conditions are not the same. These things I have listed also show that the paths we follow are different. The goals are similar, but the paths taken do not have to be similar.
If you strive for the paths taken to reach your goals to be the same, this can sometimes cause you to struggle too much. A planned progress is important in achieving financial freedom and other goals.