Pollyanna Chu Quotes

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

The time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo.

CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me. But I simply want to try something new.

After graduating from college I worked at a variety of jobs, from banking to politics. I enjoyed whatever I was doing at the time but I didn't love my work.

When work starts feeling too comfortable, fire yourself; go get another job.

I am just at that stage of wondering where I go from here. I came into this business almost by accident, but now it has become serious. What started as a bit of fun, something to do other than be a model, has taken on a different career curve. I have been forced to ask where that curve is going to end up.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.

Well I could have been just a writer. I had been a hair dresser. I could have stuck with that.

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.

After 'Raymond,' there was this big feeling of, 'What do I do next?'

No one becomes an expert in a new career overnight, even if you are coming from another career where you were established and experienced.

I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.

I went to Carnegie Mellon and was an electrical engineer, but electrical engineering wasn't right for me.

When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

I had a great ten years at Fox, but it's also been fun being a free agent.

Your post-college years should be an exploratory time in your professional life. From your early twenties and on into your early thirties, you should feel free to explore your professional prospects. Keep an open mind, and don't expect to get everything right straight out of the gate. Be prepared to start over once or twice.

Just because you started your careers in a certain role, let's say hardware engineering, does not mean you'll end your careers in hardware.

For me, the most difficult move was when I chose to quit modelling and applied for a position of an assistant director.

I'll never forget the day I went home and told my wife, 'I'll never be a kindergarten teacher.'

I believe in career cycles and when one is close to ending you start to plan things. It's the moment for a change.

The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

Both of my parents had a change of career. My mum was a nurse, and now she's a college lecturer.