Quotes Tagged "professionalism"

There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well.

All conflicts are rooted in emotions. If you can satiate the emotions, you can resolve the conflicts.

If you don't know how you feel, you will certainly not know, why you think the way you think.

Certain emotions drive certain thoughts and actions. Knowing your emotional drivers is essential to regulate behavior.

Everything you do, and everything you don't in life, is to satisfy an emotion.

All your identity is rooted in your emotions. You are what you actually feel, at any given time.

Emotion is the most powerful driver of thoughts and actions. If you can figure your emotion, you can figure your thoughts and actions.

If you don't know how you feel, you wouldn't know why you act the way you act.

Empathy is not just about being in others shoes, it's also about being in one's own.

The day you convince yourself that you've mastered your craft or profession or even your relationships, is the day you cease to live. The thirst for knowledge and the mind's ravenous appetite for constant growth and evolution helps sustain a meaningful existence. If you cease to aim higher, you will surely fall short.

Learn from professionals and experts to save you time and effort. The shortest way to learn something is by learning from those who spent long years gaining the experience and reaching professionalism. Their knowledge is what will help you make fewer mistakes and errors in what you want to learn.

Backing up your argument with unnamed sources, rumored facts and hearsay only backs your view and your professional reputation into a corner. Argue the facts with validity, authority and substantial proof or walk away. It is ok to say you don’t know and it can serve your reputation better than sharing what you can’t prove.

A professional headshot in front of a bookshelf says you're an intellectual. A professional headshot peeking though a bookshelf says you're probably under a restraining order.

Always choose the most difficult way, there you will not meet competitors.

Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin.

Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.

I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism.

China, I didn't take it seriously; it was a lack of professionalism. They delayed to send us a written offer - It was a disaster.

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last.

I think that I learned a studio system prefers a sort of professionalism from the director.