Your Sorting Hat: On creating your passion, meaning of positivity and discovering your goal
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (Sep 12, 2023)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"'Be passionate before you start' - is usually an excuse to not start.
It is ok to not be eager about your new job. Get started to discover passion.
The more you invest in mastering your role, the more motivation you find."
II.
"Seek the advice of doers.
Ignore the judgment of spectators."
III.
"Embrace the power of pausing in your responses.
When emotions run high at work, step back.
Choose to respond with reason later, to benefit both yourself and the situation."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Adam Grant, bestselling author and a highly rated Professor, talks about taking people along, in his book - Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success :
"Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon...
...When takers win, there’s usually someone else who loses. Research shows that people tend to envy successful takers and look for ways to knock them down a notch. In contrast, when givers like David Hornik win, people are rooting for them and supporting them, rather than gunning for them. Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect, enhancing the success of people around them."
Source: Book: Give and Take by Adam Grant
II.
Shiv Khera, author and motivational speaker, makes positivity more tangible, in his book - You Can Win: -
"Looking for the positive does not necessarily mean overlooking faults. Being a positive thinker does not mean one has to agree or accept everything. It only means that a person is solution-focused."
Source: Book: You Can Win by Shiv Khera
1 Question
What do you want? To discover your answer, take a piece of paper and write down your top 10 goals for the next 12 months. If one goal could instantly come true, which one would you pick?
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Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times