This was a snapshot of what my desktop looked like a few years ago, when I was still at INSEAD (I took it to use in a self-introduction presentation at a job interview). I really loved this image. They're probably too small to be seen clearly here, but next to the silhouette, there were three lines of small text that said: Be Professional. Be Happy. Be Kind.
Long have these words been my mottos to live by. Of course there have been numerous occasions where they were forgotten, and I acted less than professionally at work, or let myself be overcome by self-pity, or had mean thoughts about other people. (Wait, I think I did all of those just yesterday!) Nevertheless, these, I'd like to think, still define who I want to be (which, I'm aware, is quite far from who I am today, but you know how writing things down make them more real? So here you go):
- Be professional in what I do
- Be happy regardless of circumstance
- Be nice to others without expecting reciprocity
Oh, and look good. All the time. More on that later.
