I am now legally part of the state of Massachusetts. I now have my own little Mass ID. For those unaware, it is just an ID card issued by the state of Massachusetts. For those that know the drill, it means I now do not have to carry my passport at all times, scared to death of losing it given the difficulty of getting a US visa but the need of showing it each time I want to have any alcoholic drink or just enter a bar… Yeah! And it also means I can travel to Miami next weekend since I was out of passport (in the Indian embassy!)
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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