to simplify the above and move away from these definitions, let me set the context. now that i am in a classroom which does not comprise of just engineers, i get perspectives on what people have done and plan to do with their lives. life, the biggest asset we have and ourselves, the biggest capital we have. when we add the structured mathematical approach of an engineer to the creative liberating ideas of an entrepreneur, we have a heady combination. add to that some garnishing of responsibility and you have it. and this is what excites me right now.
When i attended the DGDW conference, what struck me most was the sheer variety of options that one has in the responsible business sector. each problem transforms into an idea worthy of creating social returns. and this does not mean non-financial returns. further it also does not mean non-structured approach. you don't find people selling rotational programs that promise development of leadership in our generation for a better future. and yet they accomplish it all the same. they don't come to tell you what problem they want you to solve, they ask you what you would like to do. that calls for a thorough self-assessment and even if in the end you find a different calling, at least you did gain out of an honest assessment. all is not hunky-dory i admit, but then no sector is. there is need for more professionals, more consolidation, on the whole a better streamlining of resources and an attitude change of taking this sector not as a "third" one, but as "another" one.
So far its still limited to excitement for me, but i have found the seeds to plant. and i have the sowing season still far ahead of me, so that i can cure these seeds. as i learn to build my plan and find ways to execute it, i urge you do stop and think. think about what you want from life. that one legacy that you would be proud of before you close your eyes on your final day. as i do the same, i will keep you posted.
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