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The Best Career Advice I've Ever Gotten - RyanHoliday.net
Starting Off In A New Field
A few things to keep in mind when starting work in a new field:
- We may not be as great or important as we think.
- We may need an attitude readjustment.
- Most of our knowledge, which may be spanning decades, is now obsolete, and we may need to unlearn it.
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Practice Vs Routine
Routines, as we now learn, are fragile, but our practices, like doing some exercise or meditation, eating vegetarian or plant-based food, journaling, live on due to their being flexible and tailored for the individual.
The pandemic has shown us that most of our routines, like sending our kids to school, going to the gym, or rushing to office in the morning, can be easily disrupted or even exhumed.
Universal Practices
Most of us have a different set of routines that seems to work for us. However, the fundamental practices like exercising, writing, reading, walking and having some moments of reflection are almost universal in nature.
These practices transcend every routine and become lifelong pursuits.
Holding On To The Basic Practices
Most of us are facing an upheaval in our professional fronts, and have drastic changes in our routines. The order may change, but the basic practices should remain the same.
Work may be erratic, and there may be good and bad days, but one has to hold on to the basic practices.
The Paradox Of Power
Being a CEO, or a celebrity is a sought-after state, something that is assumed to be empowering. The reality of power is quite different and shocking.
Most people dream of wealth, power, riches and fame, falsely believing that we control our destiny and fate, and if we just become richer or more famous, we will live the life we want to live, with complete freedom and autonomy.
The Powerful Man
A person of authority, power, fame and public standing is robbed of choices. He cannot explore, drift or reinvent himself. His dependence on others and responsibilities stop him from learning and growing, and his life is robbed of any self-discovery.
The powerful man is focused on survival and is a distrusting, fearful man, existing in a golden cage.
Success Is Autonomy
Real autonomy is the freedom to do what you want to do from the movement you get up in the morning until the time you go to bed. It is the freedom to think, to invest, to have an opinion, to spend time on an activity that we want to, and being able to redefine what success means, in our own terms.
An individual who is free to be, and is not tied to rules, obligations, people, followers, free from constraints, is truly rich and successful.
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Every Event Has Two Sides
- Every event has two sides, two handles by which we can hold it. We normally have the tendency to go towards the challenging, objectively difficult or complicated handle.
- We need to seize the other handle, which has a better perspective, and provides us with opportunities.
- Focusing on what we can control, for instance, is far better than just focusing on what has gone wrong.
The Pandemic: A Sor of Lifestyle Experiment
The pandemic has been a radical lifestyle experiment for otherwise impossible things
- Total lockdown with zero travel.
- Complete elimination of face-to-face meetings.
- 100 percent remote work in companies.
- No eating out.
- Removal of subtractive people from our lives.
- No peer pressure.
Make Use Of Bad Times
Some of the best works of art have come into existence during rough and bad times, like wars and pandemics. How we respond during these times makes us realize our true potential.
We have to realize that only meaning and good can come out of this suffering and uncertainty if we do not dismiss the progress that we have made.