What the Heck Do I Do with My Life? How to Flourish in Our Turbulent Times by Ravi Venkatesan
The world is becoming more fluid — volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA).
The true potential of any person is unknown and unknowable. With a combination of intentionality, years of toil and reasonable luck, most of us can accomplish more than we might imagine possible.
On mindset
“What you believe affects what you achieve.” — Bill Gates
What you consider to be your reality is a manifestation of your mindset. You can reprogramme your mindset and thereby change your reality.
Believing is seeing. What we believe is what manifests and becomes our reality.
Nothing is as it is; everything is as we are.
“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
We experience the world through five senses hooked up to our mind — resulting in this incredible but virtual reality which we call our life.
By changing the software of our prefrontal cortex, we can change our assumptions, our goals, and therefore our behaviour and life.
On self-belief
Self-belief is a positive belief in our ability to set and achieve our goals in life. Beliefs are self-fulfilling.
Our mindset or beliefs shape what we want, whether we succeed in getting it, and how we respond to various situations in life.
Judging yourself to be capable of something vastly increases your chance of success — and vice versa.
On overcoming self-doubt
- Confront your inner critic
- Lean into your fears
- Affirm and love yourself
- Cut off negative people
- Encourage others to pursue their dreams
On agency
Agency is the belief that you are in charge of your life.