RUNNING MARATHON, ONE SPRINT AT A TIME? Five career lessons from a crazy life journey
How will you perceive your career milestones when you look at next 30 years or more? This deck shares five career lessons drawn from my decidedly unusual career path starting from a school in a small city called Bokaro Steel City. The deck doesn't have much text since this was delivered as an interactive session but it should give an idea of what I am focusing on, especially if you have worked for a while. If you are keen to know more, please connect.















RUNNING MARATHON, ONE SPRINT AT A TIME? Five career lessons from a crazy life journey
- 1. RUNNING MARATHON, ONE SPRINT AT A TIME? Five career lessons from a crazy life journey
- 2. MARATHON (42.2 KM) VS. SPRINT (100 M)
- 3. CAREER IS A LONG-TERM AND COMPLEX GAME ම𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)
- 4. CAREER IS NOT ONLY IT OR TECH
- 5. LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE UNKNOWN AND SUCCEED
- 6. MY JOURNEY STUDENT TO STUDENT IN 30 YEARS!
- 7. Five career and life lessons
- 8. Lesson #1: Embrace everyday learning, not exam fever
- 9. Lesson #2: Embrace skills, not degrees
- 10. Lesson #3: Embrace technology enablement, not brain rot
- 11. Lesson #4: Embrace grit, not complacency
- 12. Lesson #5: Embrace the genius of AND, not the tyranny of OR
- 13. Final words.. A career philosophy to consider
- 15. QUESTIONS? Mrityunjay Kumar (MJ) mj@palash.com © 2024 Credit: All pictures from ChatGPT 4o -25 Mrityunjay Kumar (https://palash.com)