Embrace the work opportunity you have today. It may be the stepping-stone you need on your way to success.

Your security is determined by your ability to define what it is you do that has value. The clearer you can be on what it is you do well and what provides value for someone else, the more security you have.

Sorrow, anger and resentment look back, worry looks around, while faith, hope, and optimism look to the future.

You must develop a sense of what you can contribute that goes beyond 1 company or organization. A career path today will likely involve moving from organization to organization, creating a picture of rising circles, rather than a vertical ladder. In fact, a vertical rise within one organization will very likely move you away from your strongest areas of competence.

Embrace the work opportunity you have today. It may be the stepping-stone you need on your way to success.

Don't be so busy trying to make a living that you're too busy to make a life.

If someone saw a movie of your life so far, when the credits rolled, would they say, “Wow, that was awesome?” Or would they scratch their heads and say, “I wonder what that was all about?