Into the unknown: Finding serendipity and happiness within

A QUESTION CAME INTO MY INBOX TODAY:

What keeps you optimistic in the face of unknowns?

My answer: HOPE

We cannot always plan for the future but time and again that is what we were taught to do and is sometimes expected in our society to follow the norms.

You are graduating from college, find a good job. You got a new job, find a partner, buy a house and so on. you get the point…

Resilience

We always planned for things we couldn’t control until we asked the question: Why? Building resilience didn’t come from the uncertainty, I believe it comes from being ok with the unknown. When things don’t go as planned, we let fear creep in and it destroys our dreams. All we need to remember at that moment is “There is always Hope for a better tomorrow”.

People from around the world came together to help me at times when I had a foggy outlook and I am always truly grateful for the serendipity and kindness around me.

Imposter Syndrome

I recently joined a new company and boy did my imposter syndrome kick in. I let my doubts get to me faster than the high speed bullet train, I experienced in Japan. I knew I was better than this, but it took…