Today we celebrate the birth of a spiritual giant, Swami Vivekananda, whose wisdom transcends time and geography. One quote of his has always stuck with me during difficult projects or tough career transitions:
“๐๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด – ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ตh.”
It is human nature to seek the path of least resistance. However, in our professional journeys, a day without challenges is often a day without learning.
If you are facing a hurdle todayโbe it a difficult client, a code that won’t compile, or a strategy that isn’t workingโtake heart. It is confirmation that you are actually doing something. You are in the arena.
Letโs honor Swamijiโs legacy by embracing the struggle as proof of our progress.