Career

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

There is no straight path from your seat today to where you are going. Don't try to draw that line. You will not just get it wrong, you'll miss big opportunities.

Get into something and see where it takes you. If you really seem to like it, get good at it.

When you get a regular job, you start acting like regular people. And if you graduate from Emerson, you are not a regular person.

When you try hard at everything you do, even if it feels utterly foolish to do so, you're opening up future doors and possibilities that you might not be seeing in the moment.

If you're the kind of person who finds the most interesting thing in the world to you is something you don't know, you're probably in the right place.

If you're the kind of person who is scared and courageous at the same time, you might end up doing big things.

Don't worry about the plot to take over the world. Just do what is in front of you, and do it well. Working on your grand plan is like shoveling snow that hasn't fallen yet.

I have always had a half-baked philosophy that having a plan B can muddy up your plan A.

It's okay to not really know what you're doing, and just trust your gut. Make the best judgment you can. There's not going to be a syllabus assigned to you.

Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will never be the same.

Passion is the key reason for choosing a career.