Clayton Christensen Quotes

You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.

I know where I want to get to, and I know where I want to be still in my career.

I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.

I didn't really chart things out, career-wise.

I think that there was a period of time - and I would reckon it was about 12 years - where I was just determined to see if I could build a career for myself.

Have a goal. Know where you want to end up. Knowing where you want to end up is a lot easier than figuring out how to start and how to get there. You will figure out how to get there. Do not chart your career. Trust me; you do not want to chart your career.

I've never been that career conscious.

I'm very career-driven.

I just don't really think of career. I've never been driven by career.

Everybody has a different goal and a way of planning his/her career.

I think, in anyone's career, you have to map out some sort of strategy of steps that take you closer to the career you want.

My career has been as clear as a crystal.

Some people are very ambitious and plan their whole careers, but I am not that kind of a person.

I need to know what I'm doing. I've got my own career. I'm not waiting.

I'm very much focused on my career.

I never had planned for my life and my career.

My focus has to be on my career.

I haven't achieved as much as I should have done in my career.

I've seen what can happen to an actor when he's just working for the sake of working. All of a sudden it's ten years later, your career's happened, and you haven't had any control.

I never pursued a career relentlessly.

I felt like my career was out of my hands.

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why I've had longevity.

Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.

It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.

Having a career is a bit like navigating an Atlantic crossing - you have to make sure everything is keeping and is balanced.