Careers Episodes

“If I start in a new role or start in a new organization, whatever it may be, I give myself a 90-day period in which I observe. Because how could I make expectations of people if I don't understand what their day-to-day jobs are?” – Meghan Clarke

“When you're taking on a new role as an actor, you do a lot of digging into what makes your character tick and what's not on the page that you need to know to bring that character to life. So, a lot of that translates to helping fiction authors create their own characters.” – Sarah Welch

“Sometimes dreams can help us even in the darkest of times.” – Isa Adney

“What you think is important to you now may be different in ten years. For example, humility may be more important to you later on. I think it's good to realize your perspective will change.” – Dr. Laura Gabayan

“Most people think that mentors don't get anything out of it, but if you've ever given someone a gift that they've unwrapped and they have really loved it, it's exactly what they wanted and needed, the joy that you feel—that's what mentoring feels like.” – Dr. Deborah Heiser

“Listen to that voice of intuition and prioritize it like never before.” – Joy Giovanni

“The motivation that gets you started is going to leave. If you're just stuck by the feeling of, ‘Oh man, I want to feel motivated,’ you're not going to finish anything. You have to stay disciplined and committed.” – Craig Stilley

“The doctors said my son might never walk or talk, but today he made two baskets at his basketball game. He’s the passion behind what I do every day.” – Jeaneen Tang

“What you want to achieve is what you should be going for.” – Ken Williams

“When you are working on your own, you just have to make sure that you do the behind the scenes things that need to be done to create your own success.” – Lois Creamer

"You can't put a price tag on peace of mind." – Julie Coraccio

“Anytime you have a negative emotion, it's coming from the meaning you're giving the events, not the events.” – Shelly Lefkoe

“If Jesus hadn't saved me that day, I wouldn't be here today, six decades later. He is really the only friend I ever had, the only love I ever knew.” – Andi Buerger, JD

“I always say to people who want to be an entrepreneur, go work for someone else first. Learn the ropes from them...and that's how I learned so much from other people, spending 15 years in corporate before I opened my own business.” – Vanessa Judelman

"I saw people in their apocalypse, their version of the apocalypse. They not only survived it, but they did so with hope and with courage, forgiving each other and working together across the lines where they normally would have been at odds." – C.C. Robinson

“The path to success is never a straight line. And it's also never what you think it is.” – Brenda Neckvatal

“Sometimes being right means being alone and realizing the consequences of what it means to be right. I had to stick up for my core values, even if it meant facing consequences.” – John R. Miles

“Even when we're closed-minded, we should never stop being open-hearted.” – Justin Jones-Fosu

“Pursue your dreams. Don’t allow anyone, not even yourself, to take that away from you.” – Dr. Michael D. Finkley

“I knew at 48 that the job was killing me, and if I stayed to 55, I didn't know if I would live to be 55.” – Tim Eggebraaten

“Conflict is creativity.” – Kat Newport

“You can't produce results if you don't take a step.” – Joy Adedoyin Fashagba

“Fear is not a reason for being a coward. You can be very courageous and still have a lot of fear.” – Dr. Afarin Bellisario

“One of the goals I was hoping for the book is for people to understand just how fragile this all is and to appreciate the people we care about.” – Dr. Gary Simonds