We humans often have the tendency to sway towards extremes — it’s easier to stick to an extreme than go through the discomfort of finding a balance.

Our society today can be viewed through 2 lenses: One group of people is the high achievers group — people who are always switched on, constantly doing, with no time to rest, smile, or live; they are always doing.

And then the other group of people are those who are so eager to break away from the pressure faced by the high-achiever group that they end up doing so little or nothing at all.

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Nobody likes the word boss (except bosses themselves).

The word usually triggers this picture of someone giving you countless instructions and telling you what to do.

And then, rather than let you do what they’ve asked you to do, they stand and watch over your shoulders to ensure that you’re not surfing Facebook.

Just do a Google search for “be your own boss”; and you’ll see the sheer number of articles written to help people navigate away from the corporate office environment and become their own bosses.

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Everyone wants to live a life that’s full, meaningful, and fulfilling — whatever those words mean for you.

Just this morning, I was reading an article in the news, about a man who was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor and had only 18 months to live.

Immediately he got this report, he made a checklist of everything he’d love to do before dying; and started doing them right away.

In less than 6 months, he had written a book, digitized all his family videotapes, and had dinners with high school buddies from the past.

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A lot has been written and said about how New Year resolutions “don’t work” for most people because they go back to their old ways after a couple weeks/months.

Some people now wear it proudly as a badge when they say “I don’t make New Year resolutions”.

But guess what, that’s not true.

While it’s indeed true that so many people fall back and give up on their resolutions after a few months, we all still make them.

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