1. 10 Things I Have Learned

2. #1 Realise that your
career is not your life
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Keep up your
relationships with
family & friends, don’t
neglect hobbies
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3. #2 Have a realistic self
perception
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Take the time to
learn about your
strengths &
weaknesses

E.g. there is no use
trying to be an
accountant if you
cannot add up
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4. #3 Be kind to yourself
and to others
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Kindness costs
nothing and makes
you feel better.
If a situation is
already bad it
doesn’t get any
better when we are
unkind to each other.
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5. #4 Have a roadmap of
goals & steps to achieve
them

Goals without plans
are unlikely to be
achieved.
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6. #5 Be flexible, always be
ready to develop an alternate
plan

As John Lennon
said “Life is what
happens to you
while you're busy
making other
plans”
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7. #6 Don’t take anything that
happens at work personally
Most negative
stuff that happens
at work would
happen to
whoever sits in
your chair.
 Even if it is
personal, refer to
back to # 1.
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8. #7 Know your boundaries
Have a clear idea about
what you want, what
you are willing to
give, and what you are
willing to take.
 Be willing to walk away
if necessary.
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9. #8 Decisions are made by
those who turn up
Participation is
important!
 And it is powerful
when
accompanied by
enthusiasm and
passion.
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10. #9 Apply yourself
Each day take a
positive step
towards your goal.
 If you fail one
day, get back to it
the next day, this
will get you there in
the end.
 Failure is really just
practice.
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11. #10 Don’t give up on something
you care about without good
reason.
Many people quote
Winston Churchill
in this regard, but
they often fail to
quote him in full.
 It is worth reading
the full quotation …
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12. Churchill said:
“… this is the lesson: never give in, never
give in, never, never, never, never - in
nothing, great or small, large or petty never give in except to convictions
of honour and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the
apparently overwhelming might of the
enemy.”
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