We need to have a better balance between a deliberate strategy and staying open. Because in the end, most of us end up being successful in a career that we never imagined we would be in at the beginning.
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There must be an opportunity that matches with our strategy. Just because we have a gap, we don't want to go and acquire anything and everything. What we acquire should fit in with our strategy, human resources and market expectations.
I think so many times in our society we focus so much on just the end result; when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal.
It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.
I don't really have any strategy for my career.
You'll sacrifice a lot of things in the early part of your career to be successful, but to be ahead of your competitors, you have to work hard.
Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like playing three-card monte on Canal Street.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning.
There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path.
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.
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