“Six months of looking for a job had made me an expert at picking out the people who, like me, were hurrying up to wait - in somebody's outer anything for a chance to make it through their inner doors to prove that you could type two words a minute, or not drool on your blouse while answering difficult questions about your middle initial and date of birth.” PeopleMadeTwoJobsWaitingDifficultWorkChanceDoorsMiddleMinutesTypeMonthsBirthProveSixLike MeExpertsSix MonthsInitialsHurryingDifficult QuestionsBlousesLooking For A Job Book:Mama Day: A Novel Source: Mama Day: A Novel
“You have to surrender to the fact that you are of too many in a highly competitive field where it is difficult to stand out. Over time, through your work, you will demonstrate who you are and what you bring to the field. Just stay with it and keep working.” FactsDifficultWorkFieldsWho You AreSurrenderStanding Out Author:Lisa Kudrow
“In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.” WayJobsEasyDifficultWorkFieldsPerformingEndeavor Author:Lynda Obst
“The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but, on the contrary, very ordinary ones. Charisma is easy; presence, self-remembering, is terribly difficult, and where the real work lies.” ShouldDoeRealSelfRememberSpiritualLyingEasyDifficultGoalWorkOrdinaryTraditionContraryVulnerabilityOpennessCharismaAscentGreat ExperiencesReal Work Author:Morris Berman
“Nothing is hard for lovers, no labor is difficult for those who wish it.” LoveHardWishDifficultWorkLoversLabor Author:St. Jerome