Being driven to attain financial security at a very young age, I'm among those women who considered stability is primarily achieved if I no longer have to worry on where to get the next payment for my outstanding bills. However, as I grow old in a career-oriented world, I came to realize that there are some things that I'm not willing to compromise despite my desperation to earn big bucks.
There is a passage that struck a chord with me while I was reading the book:
'Appearances are deceiving. having authority is not the same as being in authority. having the right and beging right are not the same either. Being promoted does not necessarily mean you're doing good work and it doesn't mean that you're worthy of promotion (they call it failing upward on such bureaucracies). Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive." ("Ego Is the Enemy", p.32)This passage somewhat gave me consolation in a way that I was among those few who would leave a job despite a good pay if I feel that the company is cramping me inside, making me unable to grow and breathe freely.
Though I know some will say that it's immaturity and I must develop grit in everything even in keeping a job. They may be right! But our perspectives on things are different from each other. I want to go out there - in the world of challenges - to see what I'm cut off and how far I can go to achieve my desire for financial security, but at the same time being able to rest easy that I'm doing what my heart desire.
I intend to write a series of blog posts about my musings and reflections while reading this book. It might help me focus on goals and visions I set for myself, which I sometimes disregard due to my satisfy my present needs.
