Shawn Achor Quotes

Too many people limit their happiness and success by assuming that taking time off from work will send a negative message to their manager and slow their career advancement.

If you've been working since you were a teenager and working at a reasonably decent level, then you don't expect that you're going to be firmly in your 40s and start moving up in the world, if you like.

It has been most rewarding to work in St. Louis, California, and New York and watch the people there grow and be promoted and go off to other opportunities and positions of responsibility.

I'm open to anything, really. I love work.

I want to put myself in the best position to stay out on the floor.

You don't have to start with your dream job, and your idea of what the dream job might be will change during a working life that will have its share of ups and downs, setbacks and advances.

At the bare minimum, you need to be in your position for a year before you ask for a raise or title change.

I love having the laid-back, easy-going, family-priority nature of New Zealand, but I'm certainly enjoying the States in terms of the career opportunities and the enthusiasm I get to find work.

I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

I'm not interested in the mad race. I just like working with good people.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions.

I'm very grateful for the experience at NBC.

If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.

For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.

I'm happy with my career and I'm not going to have the trouble of being typecast.

Work changes over time, as you change and the world changes.

I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.

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.'

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.