57 Inspirational Career Quotes (DEVELOPMENT)

Top 10 Best Jobs and Career Development Quotes (LIFE)

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius — Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – **Confucius**

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. - Steve Jobs — The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. – **Steve Jobs**

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. - Steve Jobs — Your **time** is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – **Steve Jobs**

Feeling confident—or pretending that you feel confident—is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized. - Sheryl Sandberg — Feeling confident—or pretending that you feel confident—is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized. – **Sheryl Sandberg**

There is no passion to be found in playing small — in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living. - Nelson Mandela — There is no **passion** to be found in playing small — in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living. – **Nelson Mandela**

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. - Albert Einstein — Strive not to be a **success**, but rather to be of value. – **Albert Einstein**

I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'. - Maya Angelou — I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’. – **Maya Angelou**

I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. - Jon Stewart — I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. – Jon Stewart

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. - Marilyn Monroe — Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. – **Marilyn Monroe**

If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint', then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. - Vincent Van Gogh — If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint’, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. – **Vincent Van Gogh**

28 Motivational Jobs and Career Development Quotes to Empower You

“Why do they always teach us that it’s easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It’s the hardest thing in the world – to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage.”
Ayn Rand

The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand — The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. – **Ayn Rand**

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. - Thomas Jefferson — Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! **Action** will delineate and define you. – **Thomas Jefferson**

I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary. - Elon Musk — I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary. – **Elon Musk**

It is never too late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot — It is never too late to be what you might have been. – **George Eliot**

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas Edison — Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – **Thomas Edison**

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. - Stephen Covey — I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. – **Stephen Covey**

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. - Napoleon Hill — Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – **Napoleon Hill**

It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career. - Carlton Fisk — It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. – Carlton Fisk

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. - Lou Holts — I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. – Lou Holts

The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Abraham Lincoln — The best way to predict the **future** is to create it. – **Abraham Lincoln**

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain — Keep away from people who try to belittle your **ambitions**. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. – **Mark Twain**

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. - Farrah Gray — Build your own **dreams**, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray

I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do. - Helen Keller — I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do. – **Helen Keller**

There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. - Aristotle — There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – **Aristotle**

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt — The **future** belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their **dreams**. – **Eleanor Roosevelt**

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. - John F. Kennedy — Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. – **John F. Kennedy**

Even though your time on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever. - Idowu Koyenikan — Even though your **time** on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever. – Idowu Koyenikan

Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. - Vaibhav Shah — Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. – Vaibhav Shah

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. - Henry Ford — When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. – **Henry Ford**

Do or do not; there is no try. - Yoda — Do or do not; there is no try. – **Yoda**

You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. - Confucius — You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do. – **Confucius**

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”
Amelia Earhart

If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it. - Criss Jami — If you’re waiting until you feel **talented** enough to make it, you’ll never make it. – **Criss Jami**

Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try. - Sheryl Sandberg — Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try. – **Sheryl Sandberg**

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. - Les Brown — Too many of us are not living our **dreams** because we are living our **fears**. – **Les Brown**

A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. - Arthur Golden — A mind troubled by doubt cannot **focus** on the course to victory. – Arthur Golden

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. - George Patton — **Success** is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. – **George Patton**

TOP 19 Wise Career Development Quotes (WISDOM)

What would you do if you weren't afraid? - Sheryl Sandberg — What would you do if you weren’t afraid? – **Sheryl Sandberg**

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these. - Michael Nolan — There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these. – Michael Nolan

No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice. - Rob Liano — No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice. – Rob Liano

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. - Tony Robbins — Setting **goals** is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. – **Tony Robbins**

Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it. - Katharine Whitehorn — Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it. – Katharine Whitehorn

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Do not be too timid and squeamish about your **actions**. All life is an experiment. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

Dreams are extremely important. You can't do it unless you imagine it. - George Lucas — **Dreams** are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it. – **George Lucas**

If you don’t feel it, flee from it. Go where you are celebrated, not merely tolerated. - Paul F. Davis — If you don’t feel it, flee from it. Go where you are celebrated, not merely tolerated. – Paul F. Davis

Desire! That's the one secret of every man's career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. - Johnny Carson — Desire! That’s the one secret of every man’s career. Not **education**. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. – Johnny Carson

Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don't let these feelings stop them. - T. Harv Eker — **Successful** people have **fear**, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them. – T. Harv Eker

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. - Mark Twain — Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. – **Mark Twain**

Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy. - Paulo Coelho — Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you **happy**. – **Paulo Coelho**

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde — Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – **Oscar Wilde**

If you can dream it, you can do it. - Walt Disney — If you can **dream** it, you can do it. – **Walt Disney**

In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision. - Peter F. Drucker — In every **success** story, you will find someone who has made a **courageous** decision. – **Peter F. Drucker**

Don't confuse having a career with having a life. - Hillary Clinton — Don’t confuse having a career with having a life. – Hillary Clinton

It's not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts. - Brian White — It’s not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts. – Brian White

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. - Mark Twain — All you need in this life is ignorance and **confidence**, and then **success** is sure. – **Mark Twain**

Conclusion: What Is a Career and Why Is It Important?

On Espressoenglish.net the word ‘career’ is described as the total progression of one’s professional life, it can include many different jobs over the years. (Source)

Career is almost synonymous with the word ‘job’, but most life coaches believe that a career is more important. Having a career is a step towards economic security, which could then lead to a retirement plan.

A career allows a person to gain job satisfaction, the more satisfied one is with their job the more chances there are of growth in the workplace. Once a person is satisfied with their job, it is more likely that they will be able to attain work and life balance.

Finding the right career enables an individual to become more satisfied with life, therefore they have more of a drive to achieve which usually results in success.

Choosing the right career for one’s self is sometimes the most important decision a person can make. To achieve lasting fulfillment in the workplace, one must follow his/her calling or passion… otherwise undue burnouts, notorious midlife crisis and anxiety are bound to occur.

Further Reading:

This is the Best Career Move You Can Make to Achieve Success – Forbes
How to Manage Your Career – The New York Times
11 Tips for Career Planning at Any Age or Career Stage – Live Career

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