I remember in the university. There was an elective module on Singapore's foreign policy strategy, which is to stay relevant and useful.
For small states, we must be obsessed with staying relevant and useful to the outside world. Because no one cares if a small state cannot survive. People care about what happens in the U.S., EU, India or China, because big nations have a significant impact on the world.
There are some recent personal events and observations that make me feel this is profoundly true for individuals who try to survive and thrive. Our success and happiness are majorly impacted by how we continue to stay relevant and useful to other people in the same world. Each of us is nothing compared to the vastness of the world. The world moves on as normal, even if anyone of us disappear the next day. This realization has profound implications for life, business, and interpersonal relationship.
Whenever I hear someone saying "I deserve xyz...because" or "I treated them so well in the past but they....", this is a sign they don't have that mindset.
For small states, we must be obsessed with staying relevant and useful to the outside world. Because no one cares if a small state cannot survive. People care about what happens in the U.S., EU, India or China, because big nations have a significant impact on the world.
There are some recent personal events and observations that make me feel this is profoundly true for individuals who try to survive and thrive. Our success and happiness are majorly impacted by how we continue to stay relevant and useful to other people in the same world. Each of us is nothing compared to the vastness of the world. The world moves on as normal, even if anyone of us disappear the next day. This realization has profound implications for life, business, and interpersonal relationship.
Whenever I hear someone saying "I deserve xyz...because" or "I treated them so well in the past but they....", this is a sign they don't have that mindset.
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