Introduction Starting a demanding new job often comes with an unspoken pressure to prove yourself. You want to show your manager that you are reliable, demonstrate your skills, and become someone the team can count on. So, whenever another task comes your way, saying yes feels like the safest choice. But what happens when every yes leaves you with less time for your existing responsibilities, personal life, and well-being? Learning to say no is not about avoiding hard work. It is about understanding your limits, protecting your priorities, and making sure your efforts create meaningful results. The Fear of Disappointing Others In a new role, setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable. You may worry that declining a request will make you seem uncooperative or less committed than your colleagues. This fear can lead you to accept unrealistic deadlines, volunteer for unnecessary work, and remain available long after your working hours end. Over time, these habits can create...
ISRO's plan to soft-land Chandrayaan's Vikram lander on the south pole of the moon failed at the terminal stage of the project. This is not the first failure of the organization and definitely not the last one also. There are several learnings from the failure of ISRO. We also used to face failure when success seems very near. We used to get disappointed due to those failures and just stop working towards success. There's also a great story " Three feet from Gold" and you can read it here . It very neatly explains how we stop trying after temporary failures and miss our goal just by three feet. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam explained how he faced failure in 1979 and how he learned to fight failures by that particular incident. He was a mission director of the Satellite Launch Vehicle project at ISRO. His mission was to put the vehicle into the orbit. Thousands of scientists worked for the project for more than 10 years. At the launch site in Sriharikota, the time was ...