Mindful Careerists Gifts

"The gap in my resume is when I took time to smell the roses!"

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

My brilliant career

'I had considered a career as an offshore commodities broker specialising in securitised asset transfers but the pension wasn't as good.'

'It was at this point that the executive group began its hatha flow retreats.'

"Maybe this isn't the right heartless monolithic corporation for you."

'Where do you see yourself in five minutes?'

'I've been thinking about quitting, but it's the only thing that gets me out of the house.'

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

"Have a career, and then if you want to try acting, you'll have my blessing."

'And the recruiter from IBM - did you also tell him that at college you mostly sat on a rock by the sea, trying to find yourself?'

'I have never seen a resume prepared in pastels and oil paint. How long have you been unemployed?'

"Well, once you get your PhD on 'The Return of the Repressed in Early Jacobean Drama', then we;ll discuss how disappointed you are."

"I think I've been spending too much time here at work. When I went home last night my wife didn't recognize me and had me arrested for trespassing."

Still looking for your inner-grown-up, Harold?

'I can feel it, Henderson - Someone out there is up to no good.'

'Big Issue...'

'W e e e l l . . . my mum says I'm good at testing the patience of saints'

'Congratulations. It's an eight pound court reporter.'

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

"Your experience is impressive and your qualifications excellent but I'm afraid you're let down by not being the same as everyone else."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

'I knew him when he was just the tea boy.'

'Since the healthcare legislation became law, our Little MBA kit outsells our Little Doctor Kit by a hundred to one.'

'You were a boring accountant in ten previous lives.'

Actually, with bachelors degrees in philosophy, we were lucky to get this job.

'The meaning of life?.. You want the next mountain along.'

'If you knew that economics was the 'dismal science,' why did you become an economist?'

"I did my job, I grabbed my pile, and yet no voice at eventide has cried 'Well done!'"

"I'm thinking of getting out of medicine completely… or volunteering in a third world country to do my liposuction."

"But I want a career, a family, and a cracker"

I'm looking for a man who's not wrapped up in his career. I want his career to be me. I was just imagining working my way up.

Where do you see yourself in ten years?

'In today's economy, your '15 minutes of fame' will be replace by '15 minutes of job security.''