I will never forget reading in Good To Great that the people you are on the journey with are more important than the destination. That changed everything for me and I immediately began to invest in relationships more than mere outcomes. This HBR post is a great read:
“What’s the secret to a fulfilling career? Most advice focuses on finding purpose and satisfaction in your work. If you can just land the perfect job doing meaningful work, you’ll finally be happy. But my research across a wide range of organizations and industries shows that our understanding of what leads to professional satisfaction is often misplaced. People tend to overestimate the importance of the what when they should be focusing on the who.”