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> [Can you actually go through life without labeling what happens to you as good or bad? Sure you can. You have to train yourself to do this. You have been conditioned to think of things as bad or good. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/can-you-actually-go-through-life-without-labeling-what-happens-to-you/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

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## More by Srikumar Rao

> [Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/positive-thinking-is-so-firmly-enshrined-in-our-culture-that-knocking/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-have-the-ability-to-craft-a-life-where-we-are-completely-fulfilled/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [Executives don't burn out and leave when they feel deep satisfaction. They don't create the human detritus that disgruntled managers do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/executives-don-t-burn-out-and-leave-when-they-feel-deep-satisfaction/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-try-to-bring-about-behavioral-change-by-an-effort-of-will/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-as-individuals-must-be-responsible-for-our-careers-with-the-goal/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/do-you-feel-bored-and-stuck-in-a-rut-is-work-drudgery-if-so-you-are/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-embrace-positive-thinking-you-are-by-definition-spurning/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [Unending joy is actually closer to us than our own skin, and there is nothing we have to do or get or be to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/unending-joy-is-actually-closer-to-us-than-our-own-skin-and-there-is/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-say-i-want-to-be-an-inspiring-leader-the-operative-phrase-is/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [I'm challenging the assumption that you need to be a dog-eat-dog person to survive in a corporate environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-m-challenging-the-assumption-that-you-need-to-be-a-dog-eat-dog/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/consciously-be-sensitive-to-others-and-try-to-elevate-their-level-of/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/no-matter-what-happens-to-us-in-life-we-tend-to-think-of-it-as-good/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [Acceptance does not mean that you placidly acquiesce to the myriad injustices that are all around you. In fact, that you are incensed about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/acceptance-does-not-mean-that-you-placidly-acquiesce-to-the-myriad/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [When you label so much of what happens to you as 'bad,' it reinforces the feeling that you are a powerless pawn at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-label-so-much-of-what-happens-to-you-as-bad-it-reinforces/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

> [I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-believe-that-if-you-don-t-derive-a-deep-sense-of-purpose-from-what/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

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