What is success?

Turned down a job today. Lecturer at one of the top universities in the UK, paying a good £8k a year more than I earn now.

I felt it wasn't quite the right step for me and that I would be academically and possibly socially isolated there. I don't want to skip too many developmental stages.

It made me think about what IS important in my job, and more generally, in my life. Feeling competent, learning, having a laugh, being cared for and caring for others - these are life's valuables.

Don't get me wrong, I want prestige and money, just not at that cost.