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181 " The basic idea of a portfolio life is that instead of thinking of your work as a monolithic activity, what if you chose to see it as the complex group of interests, passions, and activities it is? "
― Jeff Goins , The Art of Work
182 " Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get. —MARK TWAIN "
183 " This idea was first coined by Charles Handy in his book The Age of Unreason "
184 " We can distract ourselves with pleasure for only so long before beginning to wonder what the point is. "
185 " Every place you go, every person you meet, every job you have is a chance to gain greater clarity in your self-education. "
186 " In spite of what we say, we don’t want happiness. It’s simply not enough to satisfy our deepest longings. We are looking for something more, something transcendent—a reason to be happy. "
187 " Handy then encourages what he calls “portfolio people” to organize their time not based on hours in a week, but rather days in a year. For example, if you need to make $50,000 per year and can figure out a way to make $250 a day, then you only need to work 200 days a year. "
188 " Discovering your calling is not an epiphany but a series of intentional decisions. It looks less like a giant leap and more like building a bridge. "
189 " Always do more than is required of you. —GEORGE S. PATTON "
190 " Excellence, then, is a matter of practice, not talent. "
191 " Your taste in music, the kinds of books you enjoy, even your favorite foods all contribute to the person you are and the portfolio you’re creating—and therefore, make up your calling. "
192 " As Mother Teresa once said, you will only ever have trust. "
193 " Sensible people reinvent themselves every ten years. "
194 " Getting pregnant at twenty-three years old was just about the worst thing that could have happened to Ginny Phang. A native Singaporean who had spent her childhood between Indonesia and Singapore, she knew having a baby out of wedlock meant trouble. This unexpected turn of events would be the first in a series to change not only Ginny’s life but also the lives of many other women. First, though, she had to decide what to do about this baby "
195 " And as you attempt to uncover this mystery, consider one more question, a much more constructive one: What happens if you don’t do this? That’s what should really scare you. "
196 " What I’ve come to understand is that finding your purpose is more of a path than a plan: it involves twists and turns that you never expected. Ultimately these surprises lead you to your destiny. And once you arrive at what you thought was the destination, you realize it’s only another leg in the journey. "
197 " finding your vocation is less about grand moments of discovery and more about a habit of awareness. "
198 " The problem today is that many of us see our jobs just as a duty, something we’re obligated to do to pay the bills. "
199 " Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come. "
200 " In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments . . . "