Career Success Quotes

“Success in our changing work landscape boils down to one simple concept: “Relevance.”
― Roger Spitz, The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume III - Beta Your Life: Existence in a Disruptive World

“A 5-star career is part of a 5-star life; a 5-star life is not an outcome of a 5-star career.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Bring your whole self to all you do—anything less shortchanges you and your possibilities. — Fritzi Woods”
― Kathleen Wood, Founderology: The Ultimate Employee Guide to Succeed with any Boss in any Workplace

“To enjoy a long career, immerse yourself in many facets of your profession.”
― Germany Kent

“You cannot change the past, but you can define your future.”
― Dr. Mansur Hasib

“Career comes career goes, but character is forever.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Woman Over World: The Novel

“Hard work isn’t a punishment. It builds character, provides a sense of purpose, and promotes confidence and self-esteem.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life

“Your worth does not depend on how good you are at your work. It depends on how important your work is to others, and how irreplacable you are in doing that work.”
― Shon Mehta, Lair Of The Monster

“It takes time to build a career and become industry savvy", Sim Ngezahayo”
― Sim Ngezahayo, Essentials of Career Management for Language Professionals: A Blueprint for Mastering your Career and Leading a Healthy Work-Life Balance

“An effective correspondence leaves no room for confusion between you and your clients.”
― Sim Ngezahayo, Essentials of Career Management for Language Professionals: A Blueprint for Mastering your Career and Leading a Healthy Work-Life Balance

“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

“Planning is of the essence when it comes to balancing your professional and personal life.”
― Sim Ngezahayo, Essentials of Career Management for Language Professionals: A Blueprint for Mastering your Career and Leading a Healthy Work-Life Balance

“While we do not choose the circumstances of birth, we have the power to choose our destiny by building a unique and compelling personal brand to enhance our value and change the trajectory of our success.”
― Dr. Mansur Hasib

“When you earn your degree, the quality of work you produced academically and professionally matters more than the quality of institution in order to achieve career success.”
― Saaif Alam

“If you stay where you are, you will remain anonymous. Once you start doing unusual stuff you immediately become visible.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Many of us are obsessed with our “identity” and the traits that make up who we think we are. But often those traits, a legacy from your past, can stop you from growing and ruin your future.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“You are the company you keep (and the company that keeps you). You must manage the crowd that you hang out with. Your circle can make or break your career and life, and you won’t even realize it till it’s too late.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“I was able to control my ego and not let that get in the way of getting what was probably some of the best advice of my life.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Life is not a process. The life you have, right now, is the result of a process.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Whether you’re aware or not, your personal philosophy and mindset create a culture around you; think of it as a vibe.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“There is objective and subjective data in your story. It’s possible to identify, compile, and process that data to gain insight on how you can apply the science of quality management to your career.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“We can be motivated out the wazoo by gaining an understanding of all these power packed psychological truths yet somehow lack the basic engine needed to turn all that positive advice into the outcomes we desire. The science of quality management needs a seat at that table. Without it, a perplexing gap can be created when we set out to apply all that psychologically proven information to produce the specific type of life or career we want. Understanding how quality is defined, built, and managed was the missing link for me.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Having spent so much time navigating my own career transition and counseling others through theirs, I have found that there are three key steps to identifying your own core personal projects. First, think back to what you loved to do when you were a child. How did you answer the question of what you wanted to be when you grew up? The specific answer you gave may have been off the mark, but the underlying impulse was not. If you wanted to be a fireman, what did a fireman mean to you? A good man who rescued people in distress? A daredevil? Or the simple pleasure of operating a truck? If you wanted to be a dancer, was it because you got to wear a costume, or because you craved applause, or was it the pure joy of twirling around at lightning speed? You may have known more about who you were then than you do now. Second, pay attention to the work you gravitate to. At my law firm I never once volunteered to take on an extra corporate legal assignment, but I did spend a lot of time doing pro bono work for a nonprofit women’s leadership organization. I also sat on several law firm committees dedicated to mentoring, training, and personal development for young lawyers in the firm. Now, as you can probably tell from this book, I am not the committee type. But the goals of those committees lit me up, so that’s what I did. Finally, pay attention to what you envy. Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You mostly envy those who have what you desire. I met my own envy after some of my former law school classmates got together and compared notes on alumni career tracks. They spoke with admiration and, yes, jealousy, of a classmate who argued regularly before the Supreme Court. At first I felt critical. More power to that classmate! I thought, congratulating myself on my magnanimity. Then I realized that my largesse came cheap, because I didn’t aspire to argue a case before the Supreme Court, or to any of the other accolades of lawyering. When I asked myself whom I did envy, the answer came back instantly. My college classmates who’d grown up to be writers or psychologists. Today I’m pursuing my own version of both those roles.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“In every path we choose, there will be obstacles and uncertainties. But remember, it is during these moments of uncertainty that we are given the opportunity to truly grow. Embrace what lies ahead, for even if the road is foggy, your determination will light the way.”
― Loxley Browne, Attie's Amazing Adventures: Rocket City Love

“Building a successful career path requires as much strategy as hacking systems does.”
― Timsux Wales

“A successful career strategy centers around showcasing your value and achievements—let that be your pride.”
― Timsux Wales

“The goal is not to look like you're becoming, the goal is to become.”
― Timsux Wales

“Saying yes to everything seems like the fast lane to career success until it quietly becomes the fastest way to lose your edge.”
― Timsux Wales

“Comfort can feel like stability, but it’s often just a quiet pause in your potential.”
― Timsux Wales

“Nervousness is just excitement without breath. The PARTS method gives you the structure to breathe.”
― Luigi Lupo, The P.A.R.T.S. Method Your Guide to Interview Success: "The Smartest Investment is in Your Career"