“I've been through so much in my career in F1, particularly in 1995, and I did achieve so much that I thought that it's not worth it any more to push your luck further. [on his retirement” CareersAchieveLuckRetirementWorth ItNot Worth It Author:Mika Hakkinen
“According to a British poll, you've only got a one in five chance of achieving your childhood career ambition. Which probably explains why you don't run into that many cowboys, princesses, or space rangers.” RunningChanceSpaceCareersFiveChildhoodAchieveAmbitionBritishYour ChildrenPrincessCowboyPollsRangers Author:Jay Leno
“Experimental artists build their skills gradually over the course of their careers, improving their work slowly over long periods. These artists are perfectionists and are typically plagued by frustration at their inability to achieve their goals.” LongArtistCoursesGoalCareersAchievePeriodsSkillsFrustrationImprovingInabilityPerfectionist Book:Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity Source: Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity
“What is success? I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO in itself is not success. I would not relate success to a title or a position. My career has had a level of serendipity all along. I've never planned anything out more than a few years.” ThinkingYearsImportantLevelsCareersAchievePositionImportant ThingsRelateTitlesJust BeingCeoSerendipity Author:Paul Polman
“For me my big dream that I would like to achieve is for each book to be better than the books that came before, to continue to improve and to become better as a writer and hopefully to have a long career.” LongBookDreamBigsCareersAchieveHopefullyLong Careers Author:Cassandra Clare
“A career high was when I did a cover for W Magazines July issue with Steven Meisel. So few girls shoot with Meisel in their career, and a lot of people had told me I would never achieve that, so it was a dream come true.” PeopleDreamGirlCareersIssuesAchieveMagazinesDreams Come TrueJulySteven Meisel Author:Joan Smalls
“The disowned parts of ourselves are what get in the way of us having the relationships we long for, the careers we don't know how to create, and the goals we want to achieve. It is by getting in touch with ALL the parts of ourselves - by having a gentle dialogue with all the "selves" we have inside - that we integrate them into a more comfortable, peaceful way of being with ourselves.” KnowsWayWantLongSelfGoalCareersKnow HowAchieveComfortableDialoguePeacefulGentleIntegrating Author:Shakti Gawain
“On a personal note, I think it won't be until after I've retired that I'm fully aware of what I've done or what I've gone on to achieve in my career.” ThinkingDoneCareersGoneAchieveNotesRetired Author:Lionel
“I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.” ThinkingWayTryingDifferentCertainThreeGivenCareersToo MuchNiceAchieveHavensTaughtThousandApproachSeasonsDifferent WaysBeing NiceThis SocietyMeasure Of SuccessBallparks Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.” HardPlayDreamWould BeCareersAchieveMajorsTournamentsBuzz Author:Jermain Defoe
“I always wanted and enjoyed sex, but I never put much importance on scoring or having an athletic sex life. I guess I define myself more by my career and my commitment to a relationship than by my ability to have a lot of chicks or achieve ten orgasms in an evening.” WantedSexAbilityCareersAchieveTenCommitmentImportanceEveningEnjoyedAthleticChicks Author:George Carlin
“I want us to have it all, love and career. It's a struggle sometime to achieve that, but I love the struggle.” WantCareersStruggleAchieveWant ULove And Care Author:Gina Prince-Bythewood
“Sometimes, you go - you achieve a few things in life. I have achieved more career success than I ever experienced or that I ever thought. And I just realized, it doesn't make you happy. It's an elemental truth. It's so true.” SometimesCareersAchieveThings In LifeMake You HappyElementalsCareer SuccessJust Realized Author:David Brooks
“The team you belong to must come ahead of the team you lead: this is putting team results (e.g., organizational needs) ahead of individual agendas (e.g., the team or division you lead, your ego, your need for recognition, your career development, etc.) Confidentiality is respected downward more than it is respected upward. Organizational alignment is a direct result of this hierarchy (if it were the other way around, organizational alignment would be very difficult to achieve).” IfsWayNeedsWould BeIndividualDifficultResultsCareersTeamAchieveBuildingDevelopmentEgoDirectRecognitionEtcAgendasDivisionHierarchyTeam BuildingAlignmentCareer DevelopmentOrganizationalConfidentiality Author:Patrick Lencioni
“For me, having kids put so much into perspective. I wasn't so worried about my career and what I did or didn't achieve. Because, suddenly, I was like, "As long as this baby is healthy and safe, everything else is fine."” LongKidsCareersAchievePerspectiveBabyFineHealthySafeWorriedHaving Kids Author:Milla Jovovich
“I think a lot of women, especially ones that want to achieve career goals, tend to worry. I don't want anyone to worry their life away.” ThinkingWantGoalCareersWorryAchieveCareer Goals Author:Dana Perino