Comments on: Musings http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/ Thoughts on social web, design and brands. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:43:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Aki Kuwabara http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Aki Kuwabara Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:46:47 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1071 In the context of deviating from the typical career path, success comes down to making the most of ones experience and actively shaping his or own path to fulfillment - I believe that success is not a destination but journey (not to sound too corny). I don't even remember how I found your blog - I guess I was simply following the links from one blog to another and somewhere along the grapevine, arrived at this one. In the context of deviating from the typical career path, success comes down to making the most of ones experience and actively shaping his or own path to fulfillment – I believe that success is not a destination but journey (not to sound too corny). I don’t even remember how I found your blog – I guess I was simply following the links from one blog to another and somewhere along the grapevine, arrived at this one.

]]> By: Jinal Shah http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Jinal Shah Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:30:11 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1069 Aki - :) How do we define success when its off the beaten path? But yes - that might be worth a thought. Thanks for adding my blog. How did you find me anyways ? Aki – :) How do we define success when its off the beaten path? But yes – that might be worth a thought.

Thanks for adding my blog. How did you find me anyways ?

]]> By: Aki Kuwabara http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Aki Kuwabara Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:09:04 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1062 Jinal - maybe you and some other individuals who successfully go off the beaten path and achieve enrichment should get together and write the guide some day. You know, if no one else is doing it, then why not take the initiative? I added this blog to the blog list on my page, btw. Jinal – maybe you and some other individuals who successfully go off the beaten path and achieve enrichment should get together and write the guide some day. You know, if no one else is doing it, then why not take the initiative? I added this blog to the blog list on my page, btw.

]]> By: Jinal Shah http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Jinal Shah Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:02:31 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1052 Aki - Yes. My contention is with the idea that people like us - who want to explore and go off the beaten path, either end up enriching our life by varied experiences or running ourselves into debt and without useful skills. There should be a guide that tells you/ shows you how to do it just right. :) Aki – Yes. My contention is with the idea that people like us – who want to explore and go off the beaten path, either end up enriching our life by varied experiences or running ourselves into debt and without useful skills. There should be a guide that tells you/ shows you how to do it just right. :)

]]> By: Aki Kuwabara http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Aki Kuwabara Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:40:12 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1051 A lot of people I know have set themselves on a prescribed path like you described - this is particularly applicable to those who have proceeded to law/med schools immediately upon graduation from college. Given the plethora of options available, I think that allowing space for exploration is the best way to discover your strength and that which offers fulfillment. I am very much in the middle of this so-called exploration, and while grateful for the experience, I sometimes cope with the insecurities of not walking on a straight path - comparing myself to lawyer/doctor/i-banker friends and seeing how "lost" I am, how successful they are, how much money they're making, etc. In the end, it comes down to having your experience and interests converge - however disparate they may be, they all ultimately contribute to your choice of a career and life style that offers challenges and fulfillment. A lot of people I know have set themselves on a prescribed path like you described – this is particularly applicable to those who have proceeded to law/med schools immediately upon graduation from college. Given the plethora of options available, I think that allowing space for exploration is the best way to discover your strength and that which offers fulfillment. I am very much in the middle of this so-called exploration, and while grateful for the experience, I sometimes cope with the insecurities of not walking on a straight path – comparing myself to lawyer/doctor/i-banker friends and seeing how “lost” I am, how successful they are, how much money they’re making, etc. In the end, it comes down to having your experience and interests converge – however disparate they may be, they all ultimately contribute to your choice of a career and life style that offers challenges and fulfillment.

]]> By: Amy http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Amy Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:56:17 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1045 Jinal - alas, I used to blog but I haven't in a long time. If I get one going again I'll let you know :) Jinal – alas, I used to blog but I haven’t in a long time. If I get one going again I’ll let you know :)

]]> By: Jinal Shah http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Jinal Shah Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:04:38 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1044 Anjali - I cannot agree more with you. But sometimes, it definitely makes me second guess myself. But yes - we are richer atleast for the amount of life experiences we gather! Amy - I think you've summed it well for me, "knowing what I want to right now." Thank you! Do you blog? Anjali – I cannot agree more with you. But sometimes, it definitely makes me second guess myself. But yes – we are richer atleast for the amount of life experiences we gather!

Amy – I think you’ve summed it well for me, “knowing what I want to right now.” Thank you! Do you blog?

]]> By: Amy http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Amy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:33:07 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1043 Wow, I can certainly identify with this! There is so much I like to do and would want to do, and sometimes I just can't do it all at once. Also, I've spent a lot of time second-guessing my choices and wondering if I made the right decisions. Sometimes I have, sometimes I haven't. Yet no matter what, I am a big fan of variety and I've certainly had plenty of that over the years. It's so important to know what you want to do RIGHT NOW, and it's a very good thing that you have that. Wow, I can certainly identify with this! There is so much I like to do and would want to do, and sometimes I just can’t do it all at once. Also, I’ve spent a lot of time second-guessing my choices and wondering if I made the right decisions. Sometimes I have, sometimes I haven’t. Yet no matter what, I am a big fan of variety and I’ve certainly had plenty of that over the years.

It’s so important to know what you want to do RIGHT NOW, and it’s a very good thing that you have that.

]]> By: Anjali http://jinalshah.com/2008/10/30/musings/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Anjali Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:36 +0000 http://jinalshah.com/?p=510#comment-1042 I used to be envious of those people, but now I choose to see it this way: people like us who have done so many things and finally settled on what we want to to do are only richer for the variety of experiences (well, mostly!). The others never had the chance to learn because they didn't want to veer off the set track. Think of it that way! And by the way an 'unquestioning' mind to me is definitely a liability, not an asset!! Besides, 'ignorance' and 'unquestioning' are both words with negative connotations :) I used to be envious of those people, but now I choose to see it this way: people like us who have done so many things and finally settled on what we want to to do are only richer for the variety of experiences (well, mostly!). The others never had the chance to learn because they didn’t want to veer off the set track. Think of it that way! And by the way an ‘unquestioning’ mind to me is definitely a liability, not an asset!! Besides, ‘ignorance’ and ‘unquestioning’ are both words with negative connotations :)

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