The difficult tasks to be performed are not the ones that mean physical and mental labor but the ones that you dislike are the ones that you do not love. There are unpleasant angles to nearly every important job to be done in this world but there must be an over all love for doing each else precious time and effort are uselessly wasted. I shall never forget noting a sign above a construction job that read: Builder of Difficult Foundations. That man must have loved that calling else he would not have made a point of advertising the fact!
Ever judge of men by their professions. For though the bright moment of promising is but a moment and cannot be prolonged yet if sincere in its moments extravagant goodness why trust it and know the man by it I say not by his performance; which is half the worlds work interfere as the world needs must with its accidents and circumstances: the profession was purely the mans own. I judge people by what they might be not are nor will be.
Do it the hard way! Think ahead of your job. Then nothing in the world can keep the job ahead from reaching out for you. Do it better than it need be done. Next time doing it will be childs play. Let no one or anything stand between you and the difficult task let nothing deny you this rich chance to gain strength by adversity confidence by mastery success by deserving it. Do it better each time. Do it better than anyone else can do it. I know this sounds old-fashioned. It is but it has built the world.
The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubator and wet nurse. Likewise the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.
There is perhaps one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the jobs sake. The difference is that if that one person in a thousand is a man we say simply that he is passionately keen on his job; if she is a woman we say she is afreak.
Each of will one day be judged By our standard of life Not by our standard of living; By our measure of giving Not by our measure of w3alth; By our simple goodness Not by our seeming greatness.
There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.
The closest anyone ever comes to perfection is on a job application form.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job tell em Certainly I can! and get busy and find out how to do it.
There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job.
I dont think anybody yet has invented a pastime thats as much fun or keeps you as young as a good job.
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing badly.
I dont want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.
The man with the best job in the country is the Vice President. All he has to do is get up every morning and say Hows the President?
The difficult tasks to be performed are not the ones that mean physical and mental labor but the ones that you dislike are the ones that you do not love. There are unpleasant angles to nearly every important job to be done in this world but there must be an over all love for doing each else precious time and effort are uselessly wasted. I shall never forget noting a sign above a construction job that read: Builder of Difficult Foundations. That man must have loved that calling else he would not have made a point of advertising the fact!
There may be luck in getting a good jobbut theres no luck in keeping it.
Ever judge of men by their professions. For though the bright moment of promising is but a moment and cannot be prolonged yet if sincere in its moments extravagant goodness why trust it and know the man by it I say not by his performance; which is half the worlds work interfere as the world needs must with its accidents and circumstances: the profession was purely the mans own. I judge people by what they might be not are nor will be.
Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.
Do it the hard way! Think ahead of your job. Then nothing in the world can keep the job ahead from reaching out for you. Do it better than it need be done. Next time doing it will be childs play. Let no one or anything stand between you and the difficult task let nothing deny you this rich chance to gain strength by adversity confidence by mastery success by deserving it. Do it better each time. Do it better than anyone else can do it. I know this sounds old-fashioned. It is but it has built the world.
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
My father always told me Find a job you love and youll never have to work a day in your life.
The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubator and wet nurse. Likewise the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor.
All jobs are easy to the person who doesnt have to do them.’08-02-2010
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing slowly … very slowly.
The highest reward for a man?s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
There is perhaps one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the jobs sake. The difference is that if that one person in a thousand is a man we say simply that he is passionately keen on his job; if she is a woman we say she is afreak.
Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Think about it.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of he always declares that it is his duty.
Careers like rockets don?t always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working on the engines.
A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.
Were supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement.
Each of will one day be judged By our standard of life Not by our standard of living; By our measure of giving Not by our measure of w3alth; By our simple goodness Not by our seeming greatness.
It beats picking cotton.