searching a path for satisfaction/satisfying ourselves compromising according to path

both are the aspects of life,it depends with what you will live with.both are opposite approaches,these may/may not determine your success,lets c how? if we always look for a path that gives us satisfaction,then our desire to get more things increases manifolds.thus it doesnt increases our chances to be successfull but it merely makes us more desirefull.considering second option that holding to a pre determined path and sticking to it compromising your needs/desires,but this not ensures that we were unsuccessfull.it depends how we define our success or failure.well,is it mere possession of materialistic goods or attainment of spiritualism or satisfying needs both spiritual and materialistic.so it depends how we define our success so opting for any of the path.so one should have always clear picture of his/her goals in life and should know what path he wants to opt for and what s success for him?