Career Planning Quotes

He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .

Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry.

I'm still in the first baby steps of my career, so I've got so much to learn and so much to figure out.

I think I'm realising that careers for tennis players are very short. On the women's side now, players are starting to peak later on, but the average age is about 31, 32 when you finish playing, so I want to make the most of it while I'm young, fit, and healthy. I don't want to waste any time.

I never had a strategy about my life. I didn't have enough information to have a strategy. I'm the first person in my family to go to college. I had no family mentors.

I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down - we're not going to be the number one group in the world forever - so you have to have something else to fall back on.

If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.

I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati.

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life, with certain career milestones preceding whatever you may want in your personal life. Unfortunately, life doesn't know it is supposed to follow a schedule.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

Careers are what they are, they don't make any sense at all when you look back. We're not in charge of them.

I hope my career will be long-term. It's not something I'm taking for granted, but we try to plan that way.

I have never been someone who applied 'work begets work' to my career, sometimes unfortunately.

People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.

I've never looked at my career in terms of, What haven't I done that I want to do? I just generally find a story that I think is a good one and go to work.

I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing.

I've always been the kid who's known what they wanted to do.

All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions, you're not growing.

When I left university with a history degree, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was terrified of accidentally ending up in the wrong career.

A career is forward planning.

I've had a fast track to who I want to be. I know all of my friends are struggling to what to pick in college, and I've been given a fast pass to kick start my future.

I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.

If I had planned to be a singer, I would have got trained. In fact, I was more into theatre and plays while growing up.

I'm confident in my abilities and confident to know what kind of player I am. I've also been educated on the business side of it, getting your value.