Understood backward but lived forward, that's life

A wise man once said "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." I think about that often, how I wish I have had someone to share their experiences with me when I was kicking start my career?

I suppose “life lessons” are called that for a reason. You need to experience life in order to learn its lessons. And the more life you experience, the more lessons you accumulate, nevertheless, some extremely valuable lessons came from those around us.So off we go to my second round of my life learned lessons:

• Wrong decision, so what?...go fix it!! I, for one, became an engineer for all the wrong reasons but that did not mean that I had to continue for even wronger reasons, It took some time and guts to realize my true colors and launch my career in strategy and marketing then development. If you make a decision for all the wrong reasons that doesn’t mean you have to stick to it for even wronger reasons; like dreading change or thinking the u-turn is so far that you’d better stay where you are.Go fix it!

• Malleability is worthy of your practice: I find Malleability a very powerful word, its that ability to reverse yourself from any bending that has possibly happened to you over time, whether it has been done to you or that you have done to yourself to fit in, go out there and claim yourself back. Its the elasticity factor that many loose over time.

• There is one key to self-development and it is you who have it: There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s yourself. No one owns your self-development but you. Not your managers or organization, no matter how committed they are to your development. Its you who know where you are, versus where you want to be. You need to attain devotion and dedication to your own development if you are seriously eager not only to grow as a professional but to also develop into the best version of YOU!

• An attitude of gratitude: Give credit and show appreciation to those whom you owe your current successes. Many people shy out from that thinking it makes them shine less or discounts their contribution to their own success. I look at it differently, every light shining on your team, co-workers or even mentors has its reflections on you.