Career Planning Quotes

“Throwing your heart into something is great, but when any one thing becomes all that you stand for, you're vulnerable to an identity crisis when you pivot to a Plan B.”
― Reid Hoffman, The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

“So when did you first consider a Winter career?’ asked Williams, who seemed chatty.
‘Oh, eight seconds ago,’ I replied.”
― Jasper Fforde, Early Riser

“In regards to planning your career, you need to treat it (your career) just like a business.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“She needed time to reflect, to figure out the possibilities resulting from her interaction with the Shesbow twins. This meant journaling. And fiction. With her father home from work early and the new dog and everything, it felt like a day out of time, a holiday- so why not spend the afternoon writing up her latest ideas for Never Land? She would indulge herself, the same way other girls did with naps, baths, and dresses. She had been playing with the idea of linking all her stories together somehow, maybe into a novel...”
― Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

“Your career is your business.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“Professional loyalty now flows "horizontally" to and from your network rather than "vertically" to your boss, as Dan Pink has noted.”
― Reid Hoffman, The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

“Walking on a road without seeing and planning for what's down the road will almost certainly catch you off-guard and may turn out to be a harsh blow, sometime or other.”
― Abhishek Ratna, No Parking. No Halt. Success Non Stop!

“Pulling in opportunities allows us to propel ahead.”
― Christie Dao, Actualize Your Dreams: From Wishful Thinking to Reality

“You will not stay in the same job, let alone the same industry, for your working life. Don’t simply wait to adapt… plan on it. Prepare for it. The sooner you completely abandon the boomer career model, the better. For you, your career, and everyone you work with.”
― Evan Thomsen, Don’t Chase The Dream Job, Build It: The unconventional guide to inventing your career and getting any job you want

“Your strategic planning and healthy motives will lead the way for you as you build a thriving business.”
― Sim Ngezahayo, Essentials of Career Management for Language Professionals: A Blueprint for Mastering your Career and Leading a Healthy Work-Life Balance

“The engagement rates are far better if career planning is built in the jobs at the very beginning.”
― Harjeet Khanduja, HR Mastermind