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Things I wish I knew about building a (successful) career

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You may have already read my blog post on  making careful decisions . This post is another in our series related to career and goal setting, and I hope you are able to relate to some of my reflections. Please do well to share with your younger siblings and loved ones. I believe it could save some a lot of time, effort and hopefully from regretful decisions. I am sure a number of people regret some of the decisions they have made regarding their career choice(s). But personally speaking, I definitely  regret my earlier decisions. I founded a whole project set out to encourage people in their career and life journeys because of this. Check it out on  YouTube So here are 7 pieces of advice I have picked up along the journey. If I had the chance to turn back time, I would be following this advice. 1) You have more than 1 interest To be truthful, despite the fact that we will often pinpoint one job role that we prefer when asked the question, what would you want to be? or what type of job/r

Stagnancy vs. Growth

I have been trying to figure out the real meaning of these two terms without using a dictionary.  For me, 'Stagnancy' means being stuck and 'Growth' means seeing development in something or in some area of life. Both terms seem to be complete polar opposites but I am wondering if they can actually co-exist. Can one be in a stagnant situation and yet grow? And can one grow being stuck in one place? The possibility of co-existence of these two words is playing tricks on my mind but I really wish that it could be possible for the negative situation to not be dominant. Just like the common phrase 'Make lemonade out of lemons 🍋'  I wish that growth could come into place despite stagnation being at the forefront. I am [quite] a positive person and I truly wish stagnation did not exist. But sometimes life gives us the Impression that we are stuck. Situations like these might resonate with you: - when you can't progress past a certain job title  - you can't mov