So I am incurable. Really. All that blog post about re-educating myself… pffff not quite there yet… So I was feeling useless. You know how it is, these bloody Harvard people always looking for some appreciation… Hence: I spoke to my boss to make sure I was not being useless. Result: I will get my needed appreciation even more shall I prepare what I thought of preparing in 2 weeks over the next 2 days. Nice. Banker is back. Talk later!
I heard what is likely to become one of my top 3 favourite quotes on a podcast on Friday. "Time is the only real democratic asset. We are all awarded the same time, it is what we do with it that distinguishes us". Now, I recognise that most of us need to work with survive and that is not democratic throughout. But on an equal opportunity basis, this is an interesting way of putting it. For many years I did not understand why MS thought my resume was so interesting. In fact, they chased me during the entire recruitment process, even though I had no idea of moving to London or Finance. I wanted to be a consultant and stay in Lisbon forever. But traditional consultants in Portugal saw nothing in me, and MS did not let me go. When I started screening resumes and hiring people a couple of years later is when I understood why I was different. TIME. I was truly different about what I did with my time. Not necessarily the basics - choice of degree or anything. But really ...
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