Food for Thought

Research from a field known as "person-environment fit" shows that people flourish when, in the words of psychologist Brian Little, they're "engaged in occupations, roles or settings that are concordant with their personalities."

~ Susan Cain (Author of Quiet)

Dare to Dream

If we want to be truly happy and to live a fulfilling life, we must be willing to pursue our own dreams instead of the dreams of someone else or the dreams that someone else has for us.

My dad used to instill in me, as a child, his dream for me to become a doctor. But the problem is I am just not wired the way that doctors are. Doctors generally function more using their left brains whereas I am more of a 'right-brain' person. Moreover, I should be pursuing my own dreams rather than some kind of unfulfilled dreams that my dad might have held dear in his heart as a young man. I am not trying to be disrespectful towards my dad by saying this. But rather I am trying to bring up the importance of following our own dreams.

It's meaningless for us to pursue a dream that is not the 'right fit' for ourselves, isn't it?

Dare to Dream

True Success

I wonder how many of us will define our own successes through the lenses of people who are successful or anyone else? Have we ever wondered that someone else's success isn't necessarily the 'right fit' for ourselves?

To me, 'success' is a subjective term. A person's success is not necessarily another person's success. I may define 'success' by how much weath I have accumulated. However, someone else may define 'success' as having made this world a better place through his contributions. Yet another person may define it as having pursued a particular cause with dogged determination.

We must understand that we are all special in our own ways and we are gifted in different ways. As long as we have tapped into our full potential and have used our gifts/talents fully, we can be considered as successful.

Dare to Dream