Summary Of The Gifts Of Imperfection
I’ve really enjoyed reading The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, who is known for more than her research studies, and specifically with social posts on her blog. Her Ted Talks and commencement speeches inspire the young generation to pursue the Wholehearted revolution, the living which cultivates the courage, compassion, and connection. Wholehearted living is not only facilitating the life but also promoting the individual’s life story by finding his/her self-fulfilling prophecy of steady happiness. My mission after reading this book is to practice 2 specific guideposts, Cultivating Authenticity and Meaningful Work, in order to support living wholeheartedly stress-free life and become a true role model for the young generation that struggles
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However, it is not easy to know right away the specific and meaningful job that one can ever do. Brown also agrees with my assumption that she used to “wince every time someone asked me this question” (Brown, pg. 114). What do you do? I chose this guidepost particularly because the meaningful work and the goal for finding one’s career path lies within his/her authenticity. All terms are connected in The Gifts of Imperfection and the result, “paradise”, is the Wholehearted living. I believe that a person should know his/her strengths and weaknesses first, then what makes them happy and their motivation in order to pursue specific goal that should match with their talents and characteristics. The answer for that question, for finding a meaningful work, only lies deep within the heart. Since I am not declared my major yet, I can’t truly answer the question for 100%. Nevertheless, my talents and characteristics make my life easier to be able to pursue for multiple slash careers- an athlete/basketball player, an investment manager/management consultant, professional food taster/actor. My meaningful work and dream job would be working as an investment banking analyst in Wall Street, and later to serve as management consultant in one of the “Big 4” Accounting firms worldwide. By not mentioning my other slashes as meaningful, however, do not make me squander the gifts that bring distress to my life. I still practice other slashes in my free time, that eventually, bring joy and reduce my stress
However, it is not easy to know right away the specific and meaningful job that one can ever do. Brown also agrees with my assumption that she used to “wince every time someone asked me this question” (Brown, pg. 114). What do you do? I chose this guidepost particularly because the meaningful work and the goal for finding one’s career path lies within his/her authenticity. All terms are connected in The Gifts of Imperfection and the result, “paradise”, is the Wholehearted living. I believe that a person should know his/her strengths and weaknesses first, then what makes them happy and their motivation in order to pursue specific goal that should match with their talents and characteristics. The answer for that question, for finding a meaningful work, only lies deep within the heart. Since I am not declared my major yet, I can’t truly answer the question for 100%. Nevertheless, my talents and characteristics make my life easier to be able to pursue for multiple slash careers- an athlete/basketball player, an investment manager/management consultant, professional food taster/actor. My meaningful work and dream job would be working as an investment banking analyst in Wall Street, and later to serve as management consultant in one of the “Big 4” Accounting firms worldwide. By not mentioning my other slashes as meaningful, however, do not make me squander the gifts that bring distress to my life. I still practice other slashes in my free time, that eventually, bring joy and reduce my stress