Debra L. Reed Quotes

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades.

Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done!

I feel that working now is the way for me to learn things, whether it's languages or another activity.

But that we didn't have the level of experience in terms of working in the industry so you weren't sure and you needed to see it and this is an industry that the more you work the better you get and that the more opportunities you have the better you get.

I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.

When I first started working, I was very aware of the fact that I'd been to university and studied Russian and French and not acting. So when I started working, I'd started working quite young, I felt like it was important to treat myself kind of like an apprentice and do as many different types of things as I could.

I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training.

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I look to gain experience wherever I play.

I always found new challenges in my career.

I've been a paperboy, a short-order cook, a warehouse clerk, and, eventually, a partner at IBM.

I never expect someone to work with me forever. I want to give you the experience needed so that when it is time to pursue what you want to in life you are ready.

Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.

I started out as a lawyer and came in laterally to Goldman Sachs. So I learned myself that life is unpredictable. That you really should, in terms of your career, try to be excellent at what you're doing. I think if you focus on your job, and you focus on being broad in the context of your job, the next jobs follow from that.

I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, 'I want that.'

I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

My career has been my craziest adventure.

I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.

I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.

There are a lot of new opportunities that are poking their head up in my future. I've been very fortunate that way, but for right now, what I like is what I'm doing.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

My advice to young people is to get something that's growing because that's how you get career opportunities thrown at you that you don't deserve, if you will... that come at you early because the firms need you.

People have these ideas of what you're supposed to do to have a career, like play against type, or don't revisit a character. I'm just not that precious.

In school, you get a limited view of the world. Start working. Find your passion. Take your time doing that. Once you've found what you're passionate about, then lock down. Even if you want to start a business, it's helpful to work, see how other businesses are run.

I don't think anyone wants to be in a role forever.