career karma: can you change your fate?
rank the following by level of satisfaction:
a) reaching goals completely on your own.
b) reaching goals with the help of others.
c) watching others reach their goals, with your help.
tangent, but actually completely related to this topic: the one thing I like about watching sports is how the players restrict the competition to the field: they work hard to win until the buzzer hits, and then they sincerely shake hands and congratulate the other for their respectable efforts. they are on opposing teams who fight side-by-side to achieve the same goal, but they are not enemies. no one takes it personally or brings it beyond the boundaries of the game.
that’s how it should be in the real world, in the rat race, in the ring we’re all thrown into after graduation. sure, we’re each other’s competition for the same stock of jobs, but wouldn’t we have more success stories circulating among us if we just stopped looking down at our own career plans for a moment and helped each other out? how many times have you asked for help only to find yourself still lost and rejected? better yet, how many times have you asked for help, received it, and then refused to help someone else—behind you, next to you or ahead of you?
career karma is real, people, and it’s called networking. so pay it forward not solely so you can get some back someday, but because it’s the right thing to do; it feels good, it’s beyond yourself, it’s what you wish someone had done for you. besides, a little bit of potential hiring help from the universe in the future is an offer that even the most egotistical of overachievers can’t refuse.
btw, i ranked until recently. now, a=b=c.
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notyourexpectations liked this
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tokyofan answered:
Really love this! I recently applied for same position a friend was applying for. We both cheered each other & happy if either of us got it.
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cashleelee posted this
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