Drive Your Life & Career Like You Drive Your Vehicle

 Have you ever realized the surprising similarity between driving a vehicle and driving your life and career?

Based on experiences, arrived at the following three archetypes, albeit not exhaustive:

(1)Do you spent your entire life looking only at the rear-view mirror?

People who live in their nostalgic past, fail to see vehicles up front and could suffer accidents. They could also miss out switching lanes and zooming past - akin to MISSED OPPORTUNITIES.

ERGO Look ahead!!

(2)Are you constantly looking ahead without ever glancing at the rear view mirror?

People ought to learn from their past and prepare for the future, even as they enjoy the present.

Looking into a rear view mirror is also symbolic of learning from past experiences. Looking only ahead, without learning from the past, could unwittingly nudge you to repeat avoidable mistakes.

Look into the rear view mirror to see where your peers are and if they have RESKILLED themselves & are accelerating forward. DONT BLOCK THEIR WAY but transform yourself & push the accelerator pedal to stay ahead.

ERGO: Look ahead even while glancing at the rear view mirror.

(3)Do you look only at the row of vehicles immediately up front and not the row of vehicles 3 to 4 levels ahead?

It is possible that you switch lanes just looking at the row of vehicles ahead only to be blocked by a heavy vehicle (Bus say) ahead. You notice vehicles in your earlier lane zooming past & now regret your decision.

Like wise, you could switch lanes only to find a slower moving vehicle (auto say) blocking your way. An auto is akin to a Boss who has grown only slowly in life and would never want you to be a FAST TRACKER.

ERGO Look 3 to 4 rows of vehicles ahead before you switch lanes. STRATEGIZE!!

TAKE THE STEERING OF YOUR CAREER INTO YOUR HANDS AND ZOOM AHEAD WITH YOUR FEET FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE GEAR AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS.

TAKE CHARGE!!