In looking into Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer at Cisco today for a project I’m working on, I watched some little videos from Iridescent’s Stories of Leadership panel that she spoke at. She said a couple of things that really resonated with me:
I never let my work define who I am. I always tell people I define my work, not the other way around. Sometimes we get confused and may think of our identity as a title we have, or a job we have and I think that is such an injustice to who we are as people.
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Keep at it. Don’t give up. Don’t quit too early. Believe in what you’re doing. Make sure you’re passionate. Surround yourself with people that also share that passion.
Sometimes I forget that what I do in my day job doesn’t define me. And sometimes I really, really feel like quitting (today there were at least a couple of things I felt like quitting – though neither were my day job – life would be easier). But she’s right, and I will try to keep this advice front-of-mind. Thanks, Padmasree.
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Wow, this really resonates with me too because, like you, today, I had every intention of making it my very last day at work…
You don’t even know how much I needed to see this today! Will update you when I can…..Thanks for this Les………xo