The Bucket List

Career Tips | September 15, 2010 | Share

Are you in that place where you have always wanted to be but still think that something is missing or things are not going according to the way you had planned them? How long has it been that you have been forcing yourself to perform well? All the pent up frustration and anger just says one thing, it is time that you take a step back and think. Sometimes you might come across situations where you might be working really hard to push yourself ahead, but for some reason you seem to be stuck in just one place without seeing any hint of growth. This is when you need a break and maybe just sit back and think about what it is that seems to be going wrong. Go back to the initial stages of your life when things made sense and you felt that drive to do something substantial. Think about where you might be going wrong and take time out to work on it. Giving up on something does not mean that you are loser, but instead allows you to speculate the situation and maybe get swiped by an aura of genesis where everything becomes clear to you. This might just help you perform better and at the same time help you grow.

The first step to getting your act together is to know exactly what you want to do. This is the most important thing and should never be overlooked. You might be one of the lucky few who just happened to stumble across your dream, but in most cases one really needs to think about what it is that they want to do. Your sabbatical period might help you come across one of those moments of creativity which actually gives you a clear vision of what you really want. It could probably be what you had been doing till date, in which case it will allow you to work on yourself as to how you can do justice to yourself and the company.

Stop making a list of to-dos and sticking to them as that makes you a slave of the system that has been put forth in front of you. Even though it is a very good thing to follow such practices, it forces you to be an alien cut off from what you want to do rather than what you want to be. Always make sure that there is a reason behind the goals you have set for yourself. Make sure that the goals you set for yourself do not become a lesson plan. This thinking process would lead you to more frustration. Do not get wrapped up in the tyranny of the system set up around you. Always think positively and contemplate and balance your career objectives.

Time and life are two things which never come back. So gear up for the exciting journey that lies ahead of you and make the best of it so that when you are sitting on a porch staring at the sunny sky, you don’t regret anything you did not do.

Aritra Poddar