Your Sorting Hat: On defining yourself, humility vs confidence and saying No
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (Nov 16, 2021)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"What you refuse is as important as what you choose.
Will you create a bigger problem by solving a smaller one?"
II.
"How you define yourself matters. It changes your future skills and salary.
Are you in 'business development' or 'sales'? 'Product' or 'concept' selling?"
III.
"Do you speak or write well? Do you get the audience's interest first?
Begin with a 'hook' that triggers emotion or curiosity and a reason to care."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Phil Knight, creator of Nike, offers a perspective on money in his book - Shoe Dog -
"But that’s the nature of money. Whether you have it or not, whether you want it or not, whether you like it or not, it will try to define your days. Our task as human beings is not to let it."
Source: Book: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
II.
Adam Grant, American author and professor, defines humility and confidence in his book - Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know :
"Humility is often misunderstood. It’s not a matter of having low self-confidence. One of the Latin roots of humility means “from the earth.” It’s about being grounded—recognizing that we’re flawed and fallible. Confidence is a measure of how much you believe in yourself. Evidence shows that’s distinct from how much you believe in your methods. You can be confident in your ability to achieve a goal in the future while maintaining the humility to question whether you have the right tools in the present. That’s the sweet spot of confidence."
Source: Book: Think Again by Adam Grant
1 Question
How long do you take to say "No" and stop growing the problem?
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Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times