"What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team. In no country but America, I believe, is it possible to fulfill all four of these requirements."
Benjamin Fairless
Fairless oversaw the world's largest iron and steel producer with total assets over $2 billion.
I think what this quote is say is to make sure you do what it is you love to do. A career should be something that you enjoy. Why would you want to go to work knowing that it is not making you happy? Second, you should give the best in you all the time. When you put your heart into something it will show in the end. To seize your opportunities means to take charge, take hold of what comes to you. You never know when you will get the chance for it to be offered again. And last, be a team player. No matter where you are or who you deal with, you must always be patient and learn to work with others. If you combine all of these, then you will be successful in your life, but in your heart.
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Hi Naomi,
ReplyDeleteYou're right, you should pick a career that you love. My dad's friend had a good career and also a good paying job, but he quit. He said it's not about the money, he wants to do something that he likes.