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Usefulness—Everything Has a Purpose. Nothing Is Wasted

In: Courage in the Twenty-First Century: The Art of Successful Job Transition

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  • Joan Marques

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We engage in many endeavors throughout our lives. Oftentimes we are left with the impression that they have been a waste of time, and we feel disheartened. Yet, in the end, everything turns out to be useful in the large scheme of things. When we experience the fruits of our labor in the weeks, months or years after we had engaged in them, we smile and have an “Aha!” moment. However, it still remains difficult to nourish the conviction that everything has a purpose. As soon as the next setback occurs, be it the loss of a job, the ending of a relationship, or the discontinuation of a lucrative contract, we feel discouraged again. It takes courage to move on after a seemingly useless project and hope that it will turn out to be useful in the future.

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  • Joan Marques, 2013. "Usefulness—Everything Has a Purpose. Nothing Is Wasted," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Courage in the Twenty-First Century: The Art of Successful Job Transition, chapter 3, pages 21-29, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-37954-2_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137379542_3
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