I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author.
Interpretation
Finding a career that aligns with your passions and strengths is a fortunate situation.
In this quote, Mary Pope Osborne expresses her gratitude for being able to pursue a career that not only fulfills her but also matches her unique personality traits and interests. By identifying herself as lucky, she highlights the importance of passion in one’s professional life, suggesting that true happiness in work comes from doing what one loves.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing careers based on passion.
I discovered writing children's books was a way to keep living in my imagination like a child. So I wrote a number of books before I started 'Magic Tree House.' Then, once I got that, I never looked back because I could be somewhere different in every single book.
Writing is a miracle. You can travel anywhere in the world, to any time and any place — and still be home in time to have dinner.
You need to ask yourself, ‘Where do you want to work: startups, mid-size or large companies?’ If you find yourself debating the ‘startup versus large company’ choice you’ve already chosen the big company. Entrepreneurship isn’t a career choice it’s a passion and obsession.
If you can get better at your job, you should be an active member of LinkedIn, because LinkedIn should be connecting you to the information, insights and people to be more effective.
Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job - not a calling.
If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished - there will always be work you haven't done.
After the age of 30 in the movie profession, you're pretty well over as far as the casting people are concerned.
Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.
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