First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. Cecil DayLewis
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It is hard to get a good job, but its even harder to get a career. Some people get lucky and start off at a young age in a job they love. But, for most of us, we have to work our way up through the ranks. Before we know it, we’ve been in the same job for years and years.

Sometimes it can be difficult to make a change in your career, because you may feel like you haven’t been productive enough or been loyal enough to your employer. As you grow older, it becomes even more difficult when you find that the company has changed or that there are new jobs that allow you to move up in your career path. Once you have been in the same job for a long time, it becomes very easy to think of yourself as being stuck there.

It is really hard to change careers when you have been doing something for so long, but it is important that we don’t stay in one place for too long.

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