I once read a very interesting book which divided people into four different personality types (with everyone being a unique combination of all four) - explorers, directors, negotiators and builders.

Looking back, I realise that most of my friends during university where strongly in the 'builder' category, whilst I was more strongly the 'explorer' type. For several years after university, although I had a job I enjoyed, I felt like a bit of a failure inside, like I wasn't doing what I was supposed to be doing and that I was not successful in having a relationship, buying a house etc.

Then I made a big change and moved abroad to a city where there are lots of international people. Now I find myself with mostly 'explorer' type people and I have travelled so much in the last few years but I noticed that the explorers as I call them tend to struggle with the balance of doing new things and having stability in terms of relationships with friends and family.

I definitely feel more me, living this life abroad and travelling more, because I'm doing more of the things that I want to do but I would say that "happiness" is always just a fleeting moment and that for me, contentment means living my life with no regrets, with taking every opportunity I can, whilst not comparing myself anymore to others.