Ivanka Trump Quotes

I started out as a lawyer and came in laterally to Goldman Sachs. So I learned myself that life is unpredictable. That you really should, in terms of your career, try to be excellent at what you're doing. I think if you focus on your job, and you focus on being broad in the context of your job, the next jobs follow from that.

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.

After college, I never really knew what I wanted to do, so that's why I got into professional wrestling.

Every successful career I've ever known was filled with long periods of meandering, months or even years when no one knew what would happen next. Look at me: I started as a geology major turned failed realtor.

Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.

I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they want to do, which is normal.

I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

I kind of have never thought about a career path, which is an unusual approach.

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

You know when people leave a job, and they say they didn't know what they came away with after two years? That's how I felt when I first left Google.

After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

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

Although I've had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

I want to have a career that evolves as I go on.

I don't have a career plan. I'm not strategic enough.

There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.

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.

I'm interested in long careers where you take detours.

Your career is not going to go the way you planned. It is impossible at the age of 23 to pick the right industry, the right company, and you can visualize what you're going to be doing in your 40s, 50s, and 60s, but chances are that it's going to be something quite different. So remain open to opportunities and change.

One of the biggest questions that we hear from young graduates is, 'I'm not even sure where to start because I'm not quite sure who I want to be yet.'

I'm not sure if career can be planned.

When I graduated from UCLA, I actually started interviewing for banking jobs. But at some point I realized a career in banking felt more like a continuation of school than a passion.