The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.

Those who work hard and constantly seek to be visible to their superiors, those who showcase their hard work, are the ones who advance to positions of greater power and responsibility.

The focus should be on becoming a strong andinfluential personality – cultivate compelling communication skills, focus on building trust and learn how to expand and leverage your professional network.

In the present day corporate world, it is utmost important to build a personal brand for yourself and anyone who knows the basics of brand-building would know that it is impossible without proper self promotion!

Accept the fact that you are fully responsible for your career.

Information is the key to success, anywhere and everywhere. Right information matters the most. This applies to your work place too.

Understand that success is not an accident, but a planned event.

Your education is important because with only a few words you can show an employer the depth of your potential.

After Carol had left, as Symons threw away a pile of used tissues and rearranged the cushions on the couch, he remarked that the most common and unhelpful illusion plaguing those who came to see him [as a career counselor] was the idea that they ought somehow, in the normal course of events, to have intuited--long before they had finished their degrees, started families, bought houses and risen to the top of law firms--what they should properly be doing with their lives. They were tormented by a residual notion of having through some error or stupidity on their part missed out on their true 'calling.

Electricians that like good health avoid the known biologically toxic very high powered electrical utility jobs.

Business is ultimately about people and we can't be effective in business without having some insight into people.

The work environment can bring out the 'best' or the 'worst' in you.

Your personal and professional lives will have to go hand in hand and will have influence on each other.

Make sure the job you select complements your personal life the best.

We tend to seek closure and completeness.

Itis our ability to have an insight into people thatgives us the power to predict the future.

In most work situations, there is usually more to see than what meets the eyes. A lot happens just beneath the surface.

A person’s true nature, true self, cannot change with situations.

It is possible for you to realise your dream as a scientist, you must be a passionate learner and curious enough to seek this wonderful career path.

Ever day you spend at work is a foundation for your future.

Once Experienced, Industry is All Yours.

No one creates a perfect resume on their first try. Writing a perfect resume is a messy process, but the easiest way to start is by simply getting in the right mindset and putting pen to paper.

Job change is a very crucial decision. This decision can make or break your career.

When my father was 17, he went to Montreal and found these submarine sandwich shops that were really successful, and weren't in Toronto [his home town]. So he went to my grandparents and said: "Look, you have to give me the seed money to open up one of these places. We'll make a fortune. They've got lines going round the block. There's nothing like that here." And my grandfather's response was: "Look, I'm sure these sandwiches are really good, and if we scraped the money together we could make a lot of money and your mother and I would be really proud of you, but you need to find something that has *magic* in it for you." It was off of that conversation that my father went to college on a music scholarship, started a film club and became one of the most successful directors of all time.

You can never stop being a teacher. It is the core responsibility of a leader.

Choose to live life.Choose your own career paths.Choose your own destiny.

I am suggesting that we don’t put the “income” cart before the “contentment” horse.

Our career mantra should be learn, relearn, repeat.

There remains a natural career progression even though the tougher job climate seeks to delay it.

What someone may lack in talent can be more than made up for in self-motivation, self-direction, and follow-through.

Do you want a level of income to fit your lifestyle or a lifestyle to fit your income level?

In the name of all that is holy, please consider the wages of a particular profession before you select that degree plan.

The construct of retirement is dubious at best and a farce at worst. Expectations contrary to this are to be dashed.

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.

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.

Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.

The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.

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.

Everyone is dispensable but some are more dispensable than others.

Can’t we do better with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software?

When presented with an open door in your job, drive a Mack truck through it.

Nobody is, was, will be born smart. But for you to be smart, and act smart, you need to think smart always. It is not a subject of your alma mater, it is the side and fries of what the genius within can comprehend, comply and captivate. In every beginning has a twelve kick start, promotion of the relativity of your new thinking, the story of a bunch of math and the spirit of a wonder apple.

Make sure you work at a place which gives you opportunities to learn, travel, explore, interact with intellectuals and new work skills.

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.

Make sure that you are fully aware of the work environment which will suit your ‘work style’ the best.