Your Sorting Hat: On problems and dreams, boldness and downsides, rituals without utility
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (May 09, 2023)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"When faced with tough career choices, ask yourself -
Which decision solves a problem?
Which decision takes you towards your dream?
What can you afford to ignore now - the problem or the dream?"
II.
"Job interviews are like being judged in public, and stress and emotions may run high.
Even if you feel confident, the pressure can hinder performance and prevent your best responses.
Always prepare with live mock interviews, just like how athletes practice before the big day."
III.
"A good mentor or boss can multiply your growth. Seek them out.
A bad manager can slow down your pace. Exit their space.
In either case, you are responsible for your career and its rewards, not them."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American essayist, eulogises self-reliance as the secret to both wealth and popularity, in his collection - Self-Reliance & Other Essays :
"The secret of fortune is joy in our hands. Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide. Him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him because he did not need it."
Source: Book: Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
II.
Sir Richard Branson, British adventurer and businessman, summarises the spirit of successful entrepreneurship, in his bestselling autobiography - Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way : -
"It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside."
Source: Book: Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
1 Question
Which work rituals are you continuing from your previous role? Which of them don't benefit you any more and can be discarded?
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Until next week,
Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times