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Purpose - Finding out your why

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“He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.” — Nietzsche This is the quote i take from the book  ' Man’s search for meaning by Viktor Frankl'. I believe this is the core thought of the book. If you have a reason to live you can overcome any obstacles and survive the tremendous amount of pain. If you don’t have anything to live for you may have piles of money, plenty friends, and relatives, but nothing that makes you feel fulfilled. This clearly highlight the importance of purpose in life. Purpose is main driving force that enable us to realize our full potential.  There are many example in history where people with a clear sense of purpose have moved mountains.  Its clear purpose that made  Abraham Lincoln abolish slavery and still keep the country united during turbulent time of civil war. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was driven by the purpose of improving the situation of women in society, this regorous efforts led to abolition of Sati practice in India.
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Leveraging your strength for fulfilling professional and personal life

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Our strengths are found in the things that seem easy to learn and easy to do . These strengths often manifest as behaviors, characteristics, inherent talents, learned knowledge, and transferable skills. These are areas of our life that we have developed through prolonged disciplined effort; and because we have spent so much time focusing on these areas of life, we become proficient and able to perform certain tasks and activities at a higher level than most other people. When we come into this world, we naturally develop certain interests early in life resulting from very specific life experiences. These interests immediately influence how we think about these things; and as we think about these things we learn more about them; and as we learn more, we know more — then, as a result, we become more proficient in specific areas of our lives. None of us is born with strengths. Yes, some of us will certainly have some genetic strengths, however, the majority of our strengths stem fro
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