6 Tips To Marry Your Professional Goals With Your Love Life
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka|February 2019

Calling all ambitious millennial women! Have you ever felt that you can’t have it all — a career you’re passionate about and the man of your dreams?

If you were to find love, would you have to give up on the hustle and vice versa? Shihaam Hassanali explores…

Shihaam Hassanali
6 Tips To Marry Your Professional Goals With Your Love Life

Figuring out a suitable career path right after university (or high school) is no easy task. Some know exactly what they want and chase after it, while others need to feel their way about trying their hand at different things until they find something exciting. It’s a nobrainer that millennial women are ambitious. We want it all — the personal development, the title, the equal pay — and rightly so.

But, being in a relationship is no walk in the park either. Time and effort are required to sustain it and there’s barely room to slack. Add juggling your personal life with your career and throw in your social life into the mix and you’re bound to feel the strain. Plus, with a strong hustle game, it’s easy to lose sight of spending quality time with family, friends and your partner. When work gets hectic, the fambam is the first to suffer, and often, there is no forgiveness, especially considering we live in a collectivist society. Hurt feelings aside, if you’ve got a possessive significant other it can make matters considerably worse.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2019 من Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2019 من Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

المزيد من القصص من COSMOPOLITAN SRI LANKA مشاهدة الكل
Letting go of fear
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Letting go of fear

Oozing confidence, Shalindri Malawana learned a long time ago how to take on anything life thrust at her.

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
Conservation and care
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Conservation and care

Savera Weerasinghe’s career, from a non-profit to the manufacturing industry to sustainability, has always had a single common theme: start small, think big.

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
A woman with a cause
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

A woman with a cause

Shiandra Gooneratne is in a bat t le against an age-old enemy and plans to make a difference

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
Telling stories making space
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Telling stories making space

Nabeela Yaseen created a platform for women and girls to feel safe, seen, and supported. She never expected just how many of them would need it.

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
Saving the environment
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Saving the environment

Anoka Abeyrathne, a conservationist and social entrepreneur, is only just getting started

time-read
4 mins  |
April-June 2020
Doing her own thing
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Doing her own thing

Shifani Reffai has done a lot of different things. But she’s done them all her way.

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
Dance etched  in her veins
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Dance etched in her veins

Thajithangani “Thaji” Dias lives and breathes dance

time-read
3 mins  |
April-June 2020
Changing mindsets
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

Changing mindsets

Randhula De Silva, CEO of Hatch and Director of GIZ, is a disrupter at her core. And she’s just get ting started.

time-read
4 mins  |
April-June 2020
A guide to making it big in your career
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

A guide to making it big in your career

It 's in the details

time-read
4 mins  |
April-June 2020
How To Watch A Movie Alone And Have The Best Time Ever
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka

How To Watch A Movie Alone And Have The Best Time Ever

Movie marathon, anyone? No? Cool, I‘ll go solo!

time-read
3 mins  |
January 2020