Skill Alignment Quotes

I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account.

If you want to hire the best people, the best people are already doing pretty impressive things. They have their life plans, their picture for what they want to be doing. To figure out a way in which those trajectories align really takes time.

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Each man delights in the work that suits him best.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

You've got to find a sweet spot where you skill meets your passion, meets your job.

Those who do good science do so because they choose problems that are suited to them.

Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.

Flow occurs in your life when your highest skills are matched to challenges that quite exactly meet them.

If I was a carpenter, and I was trying to maintain my father's musical legacy, then I guess it would be a burden because it wouldn't be natural to me to be dealing in music when my natural ability is in woodwork or whatever. But because my natural talent is also music, it kind of makes it much easier.