Take aways for 2024

Last couple of years have been great for me in terms of difficult lessons from life. I’ve been to my worst self and managed to keep myself alive. One cannot be certain, but I feel things cannot get worse that what it had been, at least not if I manage to stay on path, do not ignore what life taught me in these years. Time will tell.

Here are some takeaways that I thought of sharing with you all today.

1. Embrace and go through every emotion that naturally arises but refrain from taking immediate actions when you find yourself overwhelmed by any particular emotion.
2. Experiencing solitude is distinct from feeling lonely. It’s perfectly acceptable to spend time alone without experiencing loneliness.
3. If you are going through loneliness. Engage with new people and establish connections, but exercise caution in divulging personal life details. Or rather never share any details that might make you vulnerable.
4. Friendship is hard to come by. If you have friends who really care about you, take care of them. Cheris such friendships. Be mindful to whom you consider as true friend.
5. Self-respect and dignity are utmost. Do not sacrifice yours for anything or anyone. If you sacrifice your dignity to/for someone, it only lessons your value further, not win them over.
6. Every relationship is temporary. Personal or professional, do not attach yourself too much to any.
7. If are in corporate life, always remember it as a thumb rule – ‘no one is your friend. At best you can have few friendly collogues, not real friends.”
8. Upskilling is must to stay relevant in the world. Never stop learning.
9. Balance of heart-mind-soul is way more valuable than you may realize. Do things that make you happy. No one is too busy; you are not too.
10. Expectation will make you weak, anxious and vulnerable. Just do your best, never expect anything in return.
11. Everyone’s journey is different, everyone has their own pace of doing things. Focus on yours, avoid comparison.

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I also sharing this to keep reminding me of the same lessons. I’m living by them and would continue to do so. Let’s see what life has to offer in 2024. Hopefully will share another write-up with new experiences at end of this year again.

Happy new year to all of you. Keep smiling, keep living, keep learning, keep thriving.

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