I was reading this interview where Melinda Gates puts everything in those words.It's a marathon, not a sprint.My mom always says the same thing. I think Mrs Gates gives us the summary. Think about this sentence in any context, may be life, career, studies.It just applies there..It's not a sprint.In these turbulent times, one has to understand the long term consequences of whatever actions he/she is taking.More about it later.
Lets get back to the interview. Apart from being Mrs Bill Gates, Melinda Gates is known as Philanthropist and a businesswoman. In this interview with Shine correspondent, she opens up and gives some nice insights. Apart from talking about her current projects, she spoke about work-life balance. She puts it as," I am going to do the best I can on given day"..I think she is right, sometimes we have to just give ourselves a deadline. I faced similar situation last week, the project had to end somewhere, offcourse I can do better, but not at the cost of everything else..I think we all should understand that there is somewhere everything should have a limit.Everything should have a deadline.There is a limit to what one can do in given amount of time.
One of the insights that stuck me from the interview is the best advice Melinda ever received. She says the best advice she has ever received is to be herself. I think thats really a very simple thing and may be the hardest thing too..She says follow your passion.I think we all know that.But lets ask a simple question, Am I doing that? Am I really following my passion?
Lets get back to the interview. Apart from being Mrs Bill Gates, Melinda Gates is known as Philanthropist and a businesswoman. In this interview with Shine correspondent, she opens up and gives some nice insights. Apart from talking about her current projects, she spoke about work-life balance. She puts it as," I am going to do the best I can on given day"..I think she is right, sometimes we have to just give ourselves a deadline. I faced similar situation last week, the project had to end somewhere, offcourse I can do better, but not at the cost of everything else..I think we all should understand that there is somewhere everything should have a limit.Everything should have a deadline.There is a limit to what one can do in given amount of time.
One of the insights that stuck me from the interview is the best advice Melinda ever received. She says the best advice she has ever received is to be herself. I think thats really a very simple thing and may be the hardest thing too..She says follow your passion.I think we all know that.But lets ask a simple question, Am I doing that? Am I really following my passion?
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