This is me leaving the office, for who wonders whether the market is picking up. It is 3 am london time but i am sure it is a decent time to leave work in some other places in the world. London brings the london eye and some restlesness This is me leaving the office, for who wonders whether the market is picking up. It is 3 am london time but i am sure it is a decent time to leave work in some other places in the world. London brings the london eye and some restlesness makes me download iphone applications rather than taking the nap I usually do. Because of all i start leaving behind sleep starts being at a premium again. At least i get to see London Christmas lights!!
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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