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๐ฝ๏ธ One of my favorite movies is "Cool Runnings," where Irv (played by John Candy) profoundly says, '๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐, ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ.' ๐ฅ
Watching this with my kids during a snowy โ๏ธ evening brought unexpected reflections, especially now as we at LiveRamp begin our annual review and promotion cycle.
There's a certain anxiety during these times, a mix of excitement and unknown, especially for those eyeing a promotion. But this quote from Irv resonates deeply with me. ๐ค
๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ . Titles and roles feel like milestones. Yet, chasing this never-ending ladder, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ, ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ณ๐๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐กSo, here's my take on Irv's wisdom๐ก:
'๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐, ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ.'
If our drive is only towards a title or a role, it might leave us directionless once achieved.
โWhat's your take on finding value and fulfillment in your work, independent of external rewards?
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P.S. I like how Dall-e added a 5th team member in a four person team event... ๐