People always tell me, 'Don't work so much', but I can't help it. I feel like all the things I've done are important to get to this adult stage and now I'm getting all these adult offers, so it's working.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels driven to work hard because she sees her past efforts as necessary steps to her current success and views new opportunities as validation of that work.
- In plain terms
- I work hard because my past efforts got me here and new opportunities feel worth pursuing.
- What can you take from it?
- Hard work often feels necessary to reach and maintain success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines success for you?
- How do you balance work and life?
Another view
It may ignore the value of rest or other life priorities.
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