“We can do our best and still not get what we want. That’s life, not failure.” – Alain de Botton Since childhood, we’ve been told that success is entirely up to us. Work hard. Want it enough. Believe in yourself. You’ll get there.It sounds empowering—and to some extent, it’s true. But it’s not the whole…… Continue reading The Myth of “Making It”
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PURPOSE, PASSION & PROFESSION
Can they be mutually exclusive? Often, the conversations among working mass or the job aspirants veer towards the failure or possibility of mating job with passion. Probably because I grew up in a family where majority worked in a government job and were proud and happy about the work they did, I never thought it…… Continue reading PURPOSE, PASSION & PROFESSION
Needs and Happiness
A workaholic relative of my friend mentioned to her in one of the recent conversations that – “she cannot imagine a life without working.. She needs to work and she cannot be like my friend who is a stay-at-home mom.” This left my lovely friend in a disturbed frame of mind. When I heard this…… Continue reading Needs and Happiness
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