1 Gary Sinise:
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines
A free lunch is only found in mousetraps
3 Liane Cordes:
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
4 Lee Iacocca:
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
5 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
6 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Quotes:
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
7 Thomas A. Bennett: Quotes:
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
I found these quotes when I was looking for inspiration and explanation about hard work. I am trying to make sense my continual movement into the working world.
Quote number one really speaks to my career experience thus far. My engines need a lot of work. I am still trying to find a rewarding career that pays the bills. I equate work to being hard and boring, I know that can be part of that, but I am still trying to find a job that I am proud of, one that I am excited to go to each day instead of dreading of going there.
I have had a lot of free lunches that quote two speaks of, and am trying to break free of the biggest mouse trap of them all. I really need to FULLY support myself. I want to not worry about having enough money to pay for gas, a night of delivery food, or the electric bill.
I really like quote number 7. I think it tries to explain that its all worth it, all the hard work and the the long nights are worth it. I hope to get to that point. I think I need to test myself and see how hard of a worker I can be. I am going to try and not underestimate my abilities and be to hard on myself.
Quote number five is what I really strive for. I really want to work to "uplift humanity" I am excited to work like hell and help others. I dont want to get to anxious but I want to find a good paying fulfilling job after Americorps, I am just putting that out there in the universe, but one thing at a time I suppose.
