Putting It All Together
The final lesson I learned is that I will never completely figure it all out. My needs will change, my energy cycles will evolve, and I’ll learn more about my strengths and what I love most in life. Figuring these things out is a nonstop iterative loop, both for ourselves and for the organizations where we choose to work.
In Joseph Galliano’s book Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self, he quotes Hugh Jackman giving his younger self this advice:1
Keep writing down one list—and one list only—the 5 things you love to do, and the 5 things you are good at . . . [T]hey will keep changing, but one day they will match up . . . and there is your path. . . . But even then keep writing your list just to make sure you are still on the right track.
I love you.
—From YOU!
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Notes
1. In Galliano, Joseph. Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self. New York: Atria Books, 2011.
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