Spencer Stone Quotes

Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.

I need my career. That's what validates me.

The tendency in lots of large organizations is to try and find a comfortable place where you think you can get measured rewards for measured work.

Personal titles aren't something which motivate me.

Performance is always something that will be a part of my career.

You don't need to be defined by your job.

I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.

When it comes to work, there is a fear factor around meritocracy. People are afraid of being openly judged. However, when you know what you are being measured against, it's empowering.

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.

I didn't build a career off my looks, thank God.

I do work that I feel I have something to contribute to.

I am interested in what I earn; I am interested in my growth.

Millennials tend to appreciate regular feedback because they want to feel that their work matters and that they are making a difference in the workplace. As the youngest generation at most organizations, they also tend to be hungry for growth and development opportunities.

If you're making money, and you've hit your targets for five years, you don't need to demand a new contract.

I do believe that at Microsoft in general good work is rewarded, and I have seen it many times here.

Once you stop thinking about the minutiae of what each part might mean for your career, you learn that if you do a good performance, it's going to be good for you. The work is what matters.

It's not about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along.

I have high expectations for the people who work for me. I figure that if they work really hard and do a good job on one of my campaigns or in my office, that experience will serve them well later on.

How can we say any one actor's work was better than another's?

You always depend on what the owners think of the job you are doing.

I was a coach at Spurs for 15 years. I did want to go into management but what was important to me was doing a very good job in whatever capacity I was employed.

Eventually, I'm going to be judged purely on my own merits.

For a long time, I didn't have a balance in terms of my worth and my market value; I was just a very talented person who hadn't done any work that truly demonstrated my talent.

The biggest stress for me at New York Magazine was when I was a middle-of-the-pack editor, and I had no control over my own schedule.

Do I think people who need a good opportunity become harder workers sometimes? Yes.