Dinesh Paliwal Quotes

I don't want to say work is who I am, but some people feel more centered and more whole when they're producing and creating.

I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.

I just want to do stuff that gives me work satisfaction.

I worked in finance for 14 years, and I loved it. But after the financial industry, I thought a lot about, 'Do I love what I'm doing?'

The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.

I need to feel like the work I'm doing is not necessarily important, but meaningful, at least to me, because otherwise it just becomes a day job. It just becomes factory work and I get really frustrated.

I think there's a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life.

It's not about my career now. It's just about finding great work and having a good time.

When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.

I don't believe I want to retire, because I just enjoy and love my work so much.

A lot of who I am is in the work I do.

Life is too short to be doing work that doesn't make you feel happy and fulfilled. I'd rather wait for the right project, as opposed to just taking whatever is handed to me.

It can't be bad having a mother who is fulfilled by her work.

My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.

Find your passion is in life, and do what you can to integrate that into your work life. That's not to say you won't have occasional frustrations in your job - that just goes with the territory - but at least you'll feel better inside, and that, over time, will mean more to you than you might think.

My career had zero to do with whether or not my husband also worked. It had everything to do with personal identity, personal goals, and making the most of my life.

You're going to spend a long time with the stuff you work on; you might as well like it.

My work is my ultimate source of happiness.

Do you want an interesting job? Yes. Do you want a balanced life? Yes. And to make a contribution as well? Of course.

Passion should meet your professional life, and I'm a living, breathing testament to that.

I find success to be being able to do what you love and provide for your family by doing what you love.

You've got to find a sweet spot where you skill meets your passion, meets your job.

I joke that I stick with the job because it covers my insurance, but the reality is that my career has always been very important to me.

Ever since I've been here [in Russia], my life has been consumed with work that's actually fulfilling and satisfying.