My Dad was a Technical sales rep for a large multi-national chemical company, and later migrated to management training for the same. He took early retirement a few years ago, after 33 years with the same company, when the package they offered became too good to turn down.

While he undoubtedly had a great work ethic, and did well with his company, the thing that he instilled in me most is that vacation time is there to be used. All too often, especially here in the US, it is common for the pursuit of the almighty dollar to overcome the needs of family life. So while I may never be the CEO, I will always make sure that I work to live, not live to work.