On interview success, strong opinions, and important relationships
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (Mar 26, 2024)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"Neither your experience nor your degrees matter in a job interview.
The person best prepared for the interview process gets the job offer.”
II.
"How do successful leaders make good decisions more often than others?
'Strong opinions, loosely held' - is the attitude they have built. This means -
Take a stand and a decision, based on your experience and expertise.
Remain humble to change your stand, when there is evidence to the contrary."
III.
"You don't need an award or citation to know that you matter.
Are you the cause of growth? For an individual? A team? A business?
If yes - you always matter. If not - now is always the best time to get started."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Anthony Robbins, American writer and coach, on anger, in his book - Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!:
"Realize that you may have misinterpreted the situation completely, that your anger about this person breaking your rules may be based on the fact that they don’t know what’s most important to you (even though you believe they should)."
Source: Book: Awaken the Giant by Tony Robbins
II.
Tim Ferriss, author and investor, in his popular first book - 4-hour Workweek - :
"But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker."
Source: Book: 4-hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
1 Question
Which relationship, if improved, can vastly elevate your life? Which relationship, if lost, can sink you? Are you giving these two relationships the attention they deserve?
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Until next week,
Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times