Ken Coleman > Quotes

“I was more confused than a chameleon in a bowl of Skittles.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Stating your fears out loud helps diffuse them. It’s like turning the light on in a dark room.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“A man with an experience is not at the mercy of a man with an opinion.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Realistic expectations actually make you stronger. They cushion the blow when the unexpected happens. And they give you extra stamina when things don’t go as you hoped. This makes you less vulnerable to discouragement and defeat and less likely to bail completely on your dream.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“You need to get the job, that gets you the experience, to get the job you want.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Marcus Buckingham (one of my heroes and one of the minds behind the StrengthsFinder movement) has learned that people leave their managers, not their companies.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“In the progression from where you are to where you’re going, leadership expert John Maxwell’s Law of Awareness tells us, “You must know yourself to grow yourself.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“You were created to fill a unique role. You are needed. You must do it.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Put the camera away. The only person you should be looking at is the you of yesterday. Are you more focused at work than you were last week? Are you a bolder leader than you were last month? Did you sell more this year than you did last year?”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Sir Edmund Hillary once remarked regarding a mountain: “I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can’t grow . . . but as a human, I can.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love

“Pride can show his face anytime we’re having to step back or start over.”
― Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love