Money Makes The World Go Round

So I was thinking to myself, can you be super happy if you work the job of your dreams? Is that all you ever need? Probably not. I worked a couple great summer jobs that let me play guitar all day, drive around in a golf cart/motor boat and watch movies for 80% of the working day. A great gig. I could surely work that year round .... while making less than $ 20,000 a year. Would I do that now? Not a chance. I've had a taste of the big pay cheque (in a relative sense) and I think it would be impossible to go back. Not that my current job is a nightmare or anything, actually quite enjoyable most days. However, even if offered the opportunity to have to "job of my dreams" the monetary compensation would play an enormous factor. To think of all the things I would have to give up, all the non-work related activities, to hold on to this job. The trade-off probably wouldn't be worth it. How do you find that equal medium? If your job, like mine, is good most days do you just ride that wave. Of course not, we always have to find something better. Simply by making little lateral or slight hierarchical steps you probably end up missing out on a lot other activities that also made your life great and happy (i.e., free time, time with the people you most want to spend time with, hobbies). If you've got a good thing going maybe it's time to sit back and realize it and enjoy it, things are probably pretty good.