“I never had a plan, except to write. I love what I do, and have from the beginning. Loving what you do makes it a lot easier to work, every day, to face the tough spots and heel in for the long haul. Nothing against plans; they work for some people. But for me, if I'd been planning, worrying about numbers, trying to micro-manage my career, I wouldn't have focused on the writing. If you don't write, you're not read. If you're not read, you don't sell. So that's my Master Plan, I guess. Write the books, let the agent agent, the editor edit, the publisher publish.” PeopleIfsWritingTryingLongBookFacesNumbersCareersWorryPlansMastersEasierToughSellsFocusedPlanningManageSpotsAgentsEditorsHeelsPublishersPublishEditsHaulLong HaulLoving What You Do Author:Nora Roberts
“Many people spend their life always worrying about whether they have enough to cover expenses. They experience unhappiness.” PeopleEnoughSuccessCareersWorryBuddhismUnhappinessExpensesAlways Worrying Author:Frederick Lenz
“Work in a place that feels good to you. Select the best of that which is available. The Zen of working is just to do it, not to worry about it. Feel you would be doing it without the money.” FeelsWould BeSuccessCareersWorryBuddhismAvailableFeel GoodSelect Author:Frederick Lenz
“I didn't worry about my career ending, but there were days where I felt pretty beat up by it all and just pretty tired, because they didn't make it easy for me. And coming right off the last lawsuit, it was the last thing I wanted to get involved in. When it was over, we didn't really celebrate, we were just exhausted. I lost all interest in the record business and never wanted to do anything except hand in a record again.” HandsWantedLastsLostFeltEasyInterestCareersWorryRecordsInvolvedBeatsTiredCelebrateExhaustedGet InvolvedLawsuit Author:Tom Petty
“There's a difference between a job and a career - if you're the boss you don't stop at six o'clock, you have to worry about everything all the time.” IfsJobsDifferencesCareersWorrySixClockBoss Author:Ricky Gervais
“So, you know, I think any life has in it enough material, enough points of departure, to fuel a writer's career and that we shouldn't worry about what we're not but to try to focus on what we are and what we do know.” ThinkingKnowsTryingEnoughCareersWorryFocusMaterialsFuelDeparture Book:Conversations with John Updike Source: Conversations with John Updike
“When I see the move of RFID into universities, it concerns me, ... It is sending a message that not only do we not have to worry about privacy but you can profit from it by a career perspective.” MovingCareersWorryPerspectiveMessagesConcernUniversityProfitPrivacySending A Message Author:Katherine Albrecht
“God, please use me" is the most powerful affirmation we can say for an abundant career. It is the miracle-worker's prayer. Everybody wants a great job. Accept that it's already been given you. The fact that you're alive means a function has been assigned to you: open your heart to everyone and everything. That way you're a vessel of God. Don't worry about what to say or what to do. He'll let you know.” KnowsWayWantHeartMeanHas BeensFactsUseJobsPurposeGivenPrayerPowerfulAcceptingCareersWorryAlivePleaseFunctionMiracleWorkersMost PowerfulPurpose Of LifeAffirmationVesselGreat JobUsing MeOpen Your HeartMiracle Worker Book:A return to love: reflections on the principles of Source: A return to love: reflections on the principles of
“I guess I will probably produce a little bit more. For me it's a career, you create as you go along and you can't worry about always being on top.” LittlesBitsCareersWorryProduceLittle Bit Author:Josh Hartnett
“I sleep well. In my entire legal career, I have not lost much sleep at night worrying about things, because I've done what I could do in the time I had, and I've got some rest.” WellsDoneNightLostSleepCareersWorrySleep Well Author:Steven Pacey
“I used to worry about money and career and what was going to happen. How was I gonna succeed or fail in the world? And I thought about it enough that I'm no longer worried about it. I'm not... I don't worry about what's gonna happen in my life. I don't worry about telling me about dying, my own mortality. That's a given.” WorldEnoughHappensUsedGivenMy OwnCareersWorryFailingDyingSucceedWorriedMortality Author:Walter Mosley
“I don't know what will happen to the physical book and what it will mean for authors. I worry whether it will mean people can still make their careers this way. Will whatever comes next allow people to be able to own their ideas and be able to take time to develop them?” PeopleKnowsWayMeanStillsBookIdeasHappensAbleNextCareersWorryTake TimeMean People Author:Edwidge Danticat
“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
“I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit. Part of me thinks that's maybe the effect of being on two hit shows. I like to think that maybe it's more: You do the things you do, and you do the best you can, and that's all you can hope for, and don't worry too much if it's not it.” IfsThinkingLongTwoShowsBitsCareersWorryToo MuchEffectsLong TimeRelaxNervesDo The Best Author:Matt McGorry