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Rethinking what it means to live well
Taking a step back to reflect on our goals during the festive season may seem out of place, but that is precisely why it is so important.
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Often, our resolutions, goals and aspirations are set in accordance with habitual ways of thinking influenced by our family, friends and colleagues.
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Chirag Agarwal
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"Girlfriends come and go but job opportunities like this don't," said a wise uncle to me at a dinner party many years ago. I was planning to resign from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to join my girlfriend in Australia, after just 2½ years on the job.
Over some drinks and tidbits, my father had been complaining to a group of old men that I would not listen to anyone and was making this decision in haste. I was blinded by love and would live to regret it.
