Choices, not abilities... & more... (My Zen Path: 25)

My Zen Path

Dear reader,

This newsletter brings the very first guest post by my friend Sandeep Gautam, a Gallup-certified Strengths & Happiness Coach who is passionate about positive psychology. He has contributed a wonderful article: Strengths for Work & Life in which he discusses both Gallup and VIA strengths.

The other article is based on one my favourite quotes by Dumbledore (rather by J. K. Rowling) titled: Choices, not abilities..., which also features philosopher Ruth Chang's research about difficult life choices. There are some interesting connections there - do read and watch.

It is always a pleasure to read your feedback, comments and I am sure our guest writer would enjoy them as well. Do write in.

Have a great weekend and wonderful month ahead!

Thank you!

~ Manish @ MyZenPath.com
April 18th, 2025

Choices, not abilities...

I think no one has put this as brilliantly and as succinctly as Albus Dumbledore - "It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~ J. K. Rowling And that exactly is the point of this article. In case you need to refresh your memory, you can watch how Dumbledore explains this to Harry …

Understanding Strengths for Work and Life

The tag line of My Zen Path is 'Rethinking work and life'. When one thinks of regular work life, one is reminded of the constant developmental feedback that are part of every performance review discussion with your manager. The feedback for the most part is focused on pointing out weaknesses or improvement areas, sometimes with a genuine interest in developing …