“There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case.” GivingHardGamesWinningSleepCareersCasesOur LivesSacrificeHard WorkGiving UpNotionAccomplishStealingZeroSomewhere ElseZero Sum Game Author:Maynard Webb
“All of the insights that we might ever need have already been captured by others in books. The important question is this: In the last ninety days, with this treasure of information that could change our lives, our fortunes, our relationships, our health, our children and our careers for the better, how many books have we read?” NeedsChildrenImportantBookMightLastsCareersOur LivesInformationOur ChildrenFortuneInsightTreasureOur RelationshipNinetyCapturedImportant Questions Author:Jim Rohn
“In our lives and in our careers, whether we are aware of it or not, we are constantly navigating a path by deciding between our deliberate strategies and the unanticipated alternatives that emerge.” CareersPathOur LivesStrategyAlternativesDeliberate Author:Clayton Christensen
“Our life is managed from behind the scenes: we are actors in dramas that we cannot interpret. Of almost no decisive event can we say: this was our own choosing. We happen upon careers, necessity pushing, blind inclination pulling. If we stop to think we are amazed that we should be what we are.” IfsThinkingLifeShouldHappensLife IsActorsBehindsCareersOur LivesEventsDramaSceneBlindPushingPullingAmazedInclinationBehind The Scenes Book:Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest Source: Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest
“I think all of us, looking back on our careers and our lives, there'll probably be a "road not taken" that we'll regret and mourn. Certainly, artists will always feel that way, especially when the path taken was more commercial than the one not taken.” ThinkingWayFeelsArtistCareersPathTakenOur LivesRegretLooking BackMournRoad Not Taken Author:Liz Garbus
“Finished ought to be an F-word for all of us. We are all works in progress. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, grow more in our lives and careers.” OpportunityGrowsCareersOur LivesProgressOughtFinishedEach DayWork In ProgressOpportunities To Learn Author:Reid Hoffman
“It's a lot of accumulated joy and tension and all kinds of emotions just pouring out of all us. We've all been preparing for this day and we all knew that one day we would just have to move on with our lives and careers even though we all love this show and love working together. But it's still an incredibly emotional time, especially for me with a lot of journalists asking me how it feels about FRIENDS coming to an end. It's started to make me think very deeply about what it's all meant to me and that's made me ever more emotional!” ThinkingFeelsKindMadeStillsEndsShowsTogetherMovingJoyEmotionCareersOur LivesEmotionalOne DayAnd LoveAskingAll KindsJournalistTensionWorking TogetherThis DayPreparingPouringVery DeepComing To An End Author:Jennifer Aniston
“Well, being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right. She was very present in our lives and has a great career of her own. Same with my father. So I knew it was possible going in to stay closely connected to my children while also chasing big dreams.” WellsChildrenDreamBigsWantedMotherFatherCareersRolesOur LivesModelsConnectedWell BeingMy ChildrenRole ModelsChasingWorking Mom Author:Kerri Walsh
“In most of our lives, we are accustomed to aiming at mastery and control and dominion- - over nature, over our lives, over our jobs, over our careers, over the goods that we buy.” JobsCareersOur LivesGoodsMasteryAccustomedDominion Author:Michael Sandel
“Adopting the behaviors and habits of surrendered people helps us improve our relationships, feel love and gratitude, get healthier, give up destructive people and behavior patterns, and become more successful and influential in our lives and careers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as benefits go.” PeopleGivingFeelsHelpingCareersSuccessfulOur LivesHabitGratitudeGiving UpBehaviorBenefitsPatternsDestructiveOur RelationshipInfluentialAdoptingIcebergLove And GratitudeTip Of The IcebergBehavior Patterns Author:Judith Orloff