Famous people speak out about career success, hard work and effectiveness. Use these inspirational words to encourage career development this year.
The New Year brings hopes for a prosperous and happy beginning. To inspire and motivate change, here are some wise words from those who have thought about what career success is and how career success happens.
Michael Jordon’s Thoughts on Success:
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I’ve lost almost 300 games.
Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I’ve failed over and over and over in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Failure isn’t about making mistakes, failure is not learning from mistakes. Take each mistake as a learning opportunity this year. Examine why the mistake occurred and look at ways to prevent the same mistake in the future. Michael Jordan practices. So should you.
Thomas Edison was not afraid of hard work:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it was dressed in overalls and looked like work.”
This year, don’t take the easy route out of laziness. Take a chance and decide to work hard. If you miss an opportunity because it looked too hard, decide to take a different approach the next time.
Anita Roddick makes a great point about effectiveness:
“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t been in bed with a mosquito.”
This year, make a difference. Perform random acts of kindness on your coworkers. Be more patient and accepting of differences with colleagues, subordinates and upper management.
Here’s to a prosperous New Year that brings tremendous personal and professional growth to all!
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