Days have ups and downs, mine are just like any other person’s. However, nothing gets me more down than the hours running by me and feeling like I leave important things behind. Now, when you are a person that values highly about 10 things in life and very highly another 5, how do you go about sleeping, eating and all those human things that are meant to be in your day as well but do not always make it to the priority list. Have you ever tried to make a list of all the things you absolutely value and those that would make you very happy to accomplish every here and there? I am going to start doing mine and I will let you know how it ends up. Today I already took a nap, read my cases, emailed friends, booked an hotel for a Bachelorette weekend in Miami and I even ate and went to classes. On the list for the day, a panel, a dinner, recruiting, NGO emails, Craig’s list, rent a piano, and whatever shows up in the meantime… Good luck!
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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