Purpose and Meaning
I don’t believe in silver bullets. But if you forced me to distill the most important career advice I’ve learned, I would tell you to commit one hour every day to learning and skill development.
The Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile soars at 550 miles per hour and can hit a target up to 1,500 miles away. The smart missile’s onboard guidance system uses satellites and global positioning system (GPS) calculations to make course corrections to ensure accuracy within 15 feet of a target. Imagine a
Questions guide your attention toward a destination. Imagine you could look at a map depicting every important decision you’ve made. You would see that at every fork in the road you had faced a question. Your answer to that question determined your next step, which determined your path forward.
Look around you. Find a pen, book, or anything you can hold in your hand that will not break if you squeeze it. Pick it up. Squeeze the object as hard as you can for about five seconds. Feel the muscles in your hands and arm contract. Notice the tension in your stomach. Is your heart starting to bea
People who struggle with victim mentality blame other people and their circumstances for their unhappiness. Blaming other people is not productive. Victim mentality robs us of our agency and power. It prevents us from taking responsibility and action to improve our situation.
It took me decades to realize I was asking the wrong question. There is no one answer that applies to everyone. Rather, we create meaning through our beliefs, thoughts, and actions.