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Some food for thought.
11 years ago
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I have been thinking about this a lot lately. Just a disclaimer: I know I'm not perfect. Far from it. Nobody is perfect. Humans, by nature, are imperfect beings. This is simply something I TRY to live by.
How many of you have your career already settled out? How many of you have paved the path to your career? I'll tell you what drives me towards my career. I aim to be a pharmaceutical researcher. I want to be someone who conducts research on the medicines we put in our body. I want to help discover medicines that will treat diseases we don't have a treatment for. I want help those who have been afflicted by other medicines. I want to make the world a better place.
However, my career is not the only way I can help other people is by remembering two things: COIN and LATE.
C omfort O thers I n N eed
L isten to those in need
A ssist where they need assistance
T alk about how YOU can help
E ncourage them as best you can and offer to talk with them again. Let them know you are there for them and that you care about them.
If everyone followed these, how different a place we would live in? People wouldn't be afraid to talk about their life.
Are COIN and LATE the answer to all the worlds problems? No. Are they a step in the right direction? Definitely. I challenge all of you who read this to begin practicing COIN and LATE. I do not mean go around asking people if they need to talk. I challenge you to listen to the people you talk to. Whether it's your coworker or classmate or spouse or girlfriend or that guy you sat next to on the bus. Start LISTENING instead of just HEARING. Start OBSERVING instead of just SEEING.
Just some food for thought.
How many of you have your career already settled out? How many of you have paved the path to your career? I'll tell you what drives me towards my career. I aim to be a pharmaceutical researcher. I want to be someone who conducts research on the medicines we put in our body. I want to help discover medicines that will treat diseases we don't have a treatment for. I want help those who have been afflicted by other medicines. I want to make the world a better place.
However, my career is not the only way I can help other people is by remembering two things: COIN and LATE.
C omfort O thers I n N eed
L isten to those in need
A ssist where they need assistance
T alk about how YOU can help
E ncourage them as best you can and offer to talk with them again. Let them know you are there for them and that you care about them.
If everyone followed these, how different a place we would live in? People wouldn't be afraid to talk about their life.
Are COIN and LATE the answer to all the worlds problems? No. Are they a step in the right direction? Definitely. I challenge all of you who read this to begin practicing COIN and LATE. I do not mean go around asking people if they need to talk. I challenge you to listen to the people you talk to. Whether it's your coworker or classmate or spouse or girlfriend or that guy you sat next to on the bus. Start LISTENING instead of just HEARING. Start OBSERVING instead of just SEEING.
Just some food for thought.
