So by wanting money because I do not have it, and thus is the only thing I really need, I have succeeded in life by not having it? That's brilliant. Vernon Howard is a moron. I am sure all the people who are homeless because they do not have money would agree with my statement.
I have. It's a logic error. He reads like saying that you are a success when the only thing you want is that which you do not have. What he MEANS to say is "You are a success when you only want the bare minimum, that which you need to live, and do not covet excess".