One thing about keeping up with the Jones' - is that they have their own Jones’ to keep up with! So, they will always be ahead of you. People are constantly striving for the next thing. For greener pastures. For better. For more. Infinite wants versus finite resources.
Like the thousands of other full time MBA students out there, I am not without some anxiety about what and where my next job will be. The universal MBA assumption is that the degree will lead to a career boost. Or personal fulfilment. When I was at work, each promotion brought about a much needed rise in income……….and a corresponding increase in expenditure.
What is about with the rat race. You want a better job so you can get on the property ladder, or so you can buy a bigger house, a better car, a better lifestyle. But then you spend so much time working for those things that you don’t actually have the chance to enjoy them. Wikipedia, the academics favourite (and most reliable!!??) information source defines the rat race as an endless, self-defeating or pointless pursuit. Surely there is more to life!!
And the RaT RaCe Begins!!!
Posted by SiDdHaRTh
Thursday, February 25, 2010, under
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Here is the biggest mistake people do in understanding the Rat race. Its not a race against anyone else but yourself.
Try and be better then wat u were before you get your next promotion.
The minute you realize that you have OFI's then this will help you manage your perception.
And if you want a bigger house, better car, great lifestyle.... get out of the clumsy job and start your own venture.... a job will always keep you a rat not a king.....
:) There is certainly more to life ! Good to see the entrepreneurial drive in you.