Find your purpose, students told


Mustapha (centre) witnessing the handing over of a RM1,500 mock cheque from Prof Mushtak (far right) to Malaysian Mental Health Association representative Prof Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj during the recent "Driven by Purpose" campaign launch.—SHAARI CHEMAT / THESTAR

THE key to learning a tough life lesson like resilience is to know your purpose, says Vice Chancellors’ Council for Private Universities chairman Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi.

“If you attempt something and fail, without understanding your purpose, you will most likely quit. But if you know your why – your purpose – you are more likely to be resilient.

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