INTROSPECTION: DON’T LET SOMEONE ELSE’S MISTAKE DEFINE YOU

Every time you see someone with a coffee stain on their shirt, remember: it may not be their fault. Perhaps the coffee was spilt not by them, but by someone else. It could have been an accident or mere carelessness — caused by a friend, a colleague, or even a complete stranger. Yet, when it happens, the person with the stain is the one who looks bad. They are the one who suffers embarrassment, perhaps even forced to leave the party.

If time didn’t matter, what would you pursue?

Time is the most powerful boundary in our lives. Every goal, personal or professional, comes with a timeline. We may wish to give our best, but the ticking clock often forces us to deliver within a frame that may not allow our true potential to come out.

Focus on the issue at hand - you might have come across this phrase a number of times in your professional life. In a meeting when some employees divert from the main topic, the chair advises to stay focused on the issue at hand. This concept...



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