Finding my purpose as a journalist
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Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android Today we’re talking with journalist Melissa Hirsch about how her Buddhist practice helped her navigate her career journey. This episode is especially relevant for anyone who may have a dream they are pursuing but is finding the path to get there a bit more winding than they expected. Melissa explains how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped her transform her childhood dream of becoming a journalist into a deep desire to use her voice for justice. CHEAT SHEET 1:04 How Melissa started practicing Buddhism 6:46 Why she wanted to pursue journalism 9:05 Her first steps on her career path 15:03 The tension between survival and purpose 18:08 The challenges she faced in graduate school 22:35 How chanting helped her succeed in her investigative work 25:54 Overcoming social anxiety and imposter syndrome 32:40 Melissa’s favorite Buddhist quote 37:35 How her growing sense of purpose allowed her to open a new career path 45:48 What she does now 49:05 The role that the Buddhist community played in her journey 51:20 What true confidence is 53:10 Advice for anyone navigating their career References: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, volume 6, p. 244 Discussions on Youth, p. 73
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Today we’re talking with journalist Melissa Hirsch about how her Buddhist practice helped her navigate her career journey. This episode is especially relevant for anyone who may have a dream they are pursuing but is finding the path to get there a bit more winding than they expected. Melissa explains how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped her transform her childhood dream of becoming a journalist into a deep desire to use her voice for justice.
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