The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.
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What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it. You don't have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don't like it you'll never be successful in it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Pursue what you love for true success, rather than staying in an unfulfilling job.
Lee Iacocca emphasizes the importance of passion in one's work, suggesting that if you do not enjoy what you are doing, you are likely to be unsuccessful and unfulfilled. He advocates for the idea that career choices should align with personal interests to achieve success and satisfaction in life.
Themes
PassionSuccessCareerFulfillmentJob Satisfaction
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about career choices.
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