There are a lot of things in life which we have to experience, to deal with and most importantly to look clearly at..
We pursue what is important to us. However, this importance is actually given by us. Wealth, fame, power, their importance depends on how heavy our emphasis is. Without any concern for monetary issues, wealth becomes an unimportant issue. Without any desire for power, power becomes something that we think we can do without with. All the important things in our life are actually defined by us. We spent our lives pursuing these so-called important goals. More often than all, with desires comes troubles. We are the source of our troubles. It is definitely not wrong to pursue achievement, power, fame, wealth, but what is more important is that make sure that we don't regret our choices from then on. Only our regrets will render all our pursuations and efforts useless.
So what if your goals are common and superficial like all the others, fame, power, wealth etc? As long as you have no regrets in pursuing that, that will be the most worthwhile effort you will make.
It's really all in you.
x.i.n.h.u.i