A career is rarely built in a day — but often shaped on a Monday.
What began as a simple mentoring idea has now reached its 25th edition. Twenty-five weeks of stories, questions, and quiet reflections that helped thousands of readers think more intentionally about their work and growth.
This one is a pause, a thank-you, and a gift — a compendium of everything we’ve learned together.
💡 Why This Edition Matters
Every edition has carried a single truth: careers grow through clarity and consistency, not chance.
From decoding job descriptions to learning from the Ramayan, from remote work to resilience — each piece explored how to thrive in a world that keeps rewriting the rules of success.
This Silver Jubilee edition gathers those insights into one place — a Career Wisdom Playbook you can revisit whenever you feel stuck, uncertain, or just curious again.
🧭 25 Lessons in Career Wisdom
(Excerpt from the Playbook — you can Access these articles on LinkedIn)
1️⃣ Purpose beats pressure. Don’t just look for a job; look for meaning.
2️⃣ Skills age. Curiosity doesn’t. Keep learning beyond your degree.
3️⃣ Try before you decide. Prototype your career through internships or side projects.
4️⃣ Grit outlasts genius. Keep showing up; mastery hides in repetition.
5️⃣ Feedback is fuel. Seek it with humility, use it with courage.
6️⃣ Fear can be fertilizer. Growth and discomfort are twin siblings.
7️⃣ Networking = helping. Real relationships outlive job titles.
8️⃣ Ethics pay dividends. Reputation compounds faster than returns.
9️⃣ Digital presence is identity. Build it with intention, not impulse.
🔟 Leadership begins before authority. Influence starts with reliability.
(And 15 more inside the Playbook…Download here )
📘 Download the Career Wisdom Playbook
A concise, beautifully designed 25-lesson guide — created to help students, professionals, and educators revisit the best of Mentor Mondays.
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🙏 A Note of Gratitude
To every reader who kept turning up, shared a post, or used an edition in their classroom or office — thank you. You turned a column into a community.
Your engagement, questions, and reflections have shaped Mentor Mondays far more than any algorithm ever could.
💬 Your Turn
Which lesson from the past 25 editions stayed with you?
Comment below or share a short post with your favorite takeaway.
Tag #MentorMondays and @DrTrilokSharma — let’s make this milestone a shared reflection.
✨ “Careers aren’t found. They’re crafted — week by week, choice by choice.”