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That’s not our role here, provide our parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings. Our role here is to contribute the best we can to the society. Use our talents and make sure we add the greatest value possible to other people’s lives.Lukasz Laniecki
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People have a much greater chance of finding something they’ll enjoy doing and making those greatest contributions when they trust themselves and are free to make their own life choices (are not marionettes in the hands of their parents).Lukasz Laniecki
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Pushing them (children) into a career that is “practical”/ “safe”/ prestigious/ well-paying doesn’t count as help. It’s how parents satisfy their own needs.Lukasz Laniecki
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The time to build your future is in your teenage years and your 20s, but equally, in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.Lukasz Laniecki
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You don’t need to provide your parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings.Lukasz Laniecki
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You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all.Joss Whedon
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They know a lot, but they don’t know everything, and they can’t advise you on anything. They can only tell you what they believe worked / or didn’t work for them.Lukasz Laniecki
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If we don’t communicate, we certainly can’t get much done and if we don’t communicate authentically, what we get done is less effective.Michele Jennae
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Looking back, it made no sense for my college friends and me to distance ourselves from the hard-won achievements of earlier feminists. We should have cheered their efforts. Instead, we lowered our voices, thinking the battle was over, and with this reticence we hurt ourselves.Sheryl Sandberg
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Knowing how you want your work to look helps you decide who best to work with and where.Michele Jennae
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Nothing you are choosing to do for yourself is worth the tears and feelings of dread every single morning. NOTHING.Mary Mihalic
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Make sure the job you select complements your personal life the best.Abhishek Ratna
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We tend to seek closure and completeness.Abhishek Ratna
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Itis our ability to have an insight into people thatgives us the power to predict the future.Abhishek Ratna
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A person’s true nature, true self, cannot change with situations.Abhishek Ratna
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Keep up with what's causing chaos in your own field.John Waters
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Sometimes you just need some reassurance about your Choice before you take any decision.Auliq Ice
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Choose to live life. Choose your own career paths. Choose your own destiny.Lailah Gifty Akita
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I am suggesting that we don’t put the “income” cart before the “contentment” horse.Miles Anthony Smith
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Our career mantra should be learn, relearn, repeat.Miles Anthony Smith
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There remains a natural career progression even though the tougher job climate seeks to delay it.Miles Anthony Smith
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What someone may lack in talent can be more than made up for in self-motivation, self-direction, and follow-through.Miles Anthony Smith
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Do you want a level of income to fit your lifestyle or a lifestyle to fit your income level?Miles Anthony Smith
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In the name of all that is holy, please consider the wages of a particular profession before you select that degree plan.Miles Anthony Smith
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The construct of retirement is dubious at best and a farce at worst. Expectations contrary to this are to be dashed.Miles Anthony Smith
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Adaptability is the name of the game; if you understand that you must now be adaptable and flexible, you will find a way to succeed in your career. If not, you will succumb to job market pressures.Miles Anthony Smith
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Labor saving devices have destroyed many jobs but have given rise to many new ones. It simply is up to us if we are going to resist or embrace the future.Miles Anthony Smith
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Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.Miles Anthony Smith
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The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.Miles Anthony Smith
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Finding a job that is a good fit is as much about you selecting the right company as it is about them selecting the right candidate.Miles Anthony Smith
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Everyone is dispensable but some are more dispensable than others.Miles Anthony Smith
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Can’t we do better with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software?Miles Anthony Smith
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When presented with an open door in your job, drive a Mack truck through it.Miles Anthony Smith
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An educated person would know that holding a degree will not make you entitled to a better job nor a better salary than someone who has no degree.J.B.
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Walking on a road without seeing and planning for what's down the road will almost certainly catch you off-guard and may turn out to be a harsh blow, sometime or other.Abhishek Ratna
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Make sure that you are fully aware of the work environment which will suit your ‘work style’ the best.Abhishek Ratna