Lisa Gansky Quotes

The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

I've tried my hand at everything... trying to whittle down the right profession for myself. I tried my hand at clothes, I've modelled, but nothing really worked for me. I didn't really enjoy it, and maybe I was not really good enough.

For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person.

I know a lot of people my age are still trying to figure out what to do, and I consider myself lucky that I can make a living doing something that I truly enjoy.

Sometimes, taking a job is like going to a shrink or something, where you get to know yourself better.

I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong.

Before taking up law, I studied medicine for six months and then tried my hand at fashion designing for another six months. I wanted to find something that excited me. Finally, it was law that captured my interest.

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

I don't know what kind of career I want to forge for myself. But I want it to be one where I love the work that I've done. And I like to think that I have good instincts.

A less-than dream job can help you find your dreams.

Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.

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.

I don't know if I have a career or not, or where it ends or it begins. I have been working, doing what I do for a long time. But my creative process has always been so tortuous.

I have been constantly shaping and reshaping my career. I laid a foundation by doing respectful work in all media. And I am happy with what I have done.

Luckily, I'm doing other things besides just modeling, because frankly, I'm a little bored with it.

I learned more about myself by being an RN than anything else I've ever done.

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

In my career, I thought I've never wanted to get anywhere in particular. I just wanted to work with interesting people on interesting projects.

In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.

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

Career-wise, I feel very lucky to have always been able to follow my creative path.

I had a very good job in corporate America, but I quickly knew that was not how I was wired.

I think in the early part of my career, the roles were so disparate that it never gave anybody an opportunity to understand my essence and what I would be good at doing, as opposed to what I would not be good at doing, so these little moments of beautiful things that were happening to me were consistent, but very few and very far between.

I know from experience that careers do not always arise from a deep sense of destiny.