Essential Skill 10: Remind Yourself Destiny Is a Matter of Choice
Reminding yourself destiny is a matter of choice is the 10th essential skill to develop for those interested in embracing the ambiguity of a post-pandemic world. Eighteenth century Venetian author Giacomo Girolamo Casanova noted “There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our lives.”1 Two centuries later, American orator and politician William Jennings Bryan made a similar proclamation and wrote “Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”2 Since the COVID-19 global pandemic, according to Amy Wrzesniewski, “made people think about how they were spending their time, who they ...
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