What You're Really Meant to Do Quotes

“Reaching your potential is not simply about dreaming or being idealistic, It is a process that involve specific actions, exercises, discipline and hard work. It is challenging, rewarding and unending.”
― Robert Steven Kaplan, What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“you follow your own path, I don’t know how much money you will accumulate, how much stature you will achieve, or how many titles you will garner. But if you’re true to your convictions and principles, I know you’re far more likely to feel like a big success. In the end, that feeling will make all the difference.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“To improve your skills, you need to be receptive to constructive criticism and open to feeling uncomfortable.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“If you want to reach your potential, you must be willing to figure out what you believe and have the courage to act on your beliefs.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“As you progress in your career, you need to act more as an owner. As you become more experienced, your opinions and instincts are of higher quality and therefore matter more to your firm. You have more to contribute. Be careful that you’re not underperforming in terms of your potential—and bottling up your contributions—by playing not to lose.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“It’s darn near impossible to build a superb and sustainable effort and accomplish something of significance without leadership.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Leadership is the ability to figure out what you believe and then summon the courage to appropriately act on those beliefs. These actions must be geared to adding value to an enterprise and making a positive impact on others.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“In reality, you often need to act like a leader before people will take the risk of putting you in a broader leadership role.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“A key competence in making the most of your opportunities is the ability to keep your balance, reflect, and find ways to reinvigorate yourself so that you can move forward.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“A career is a marathon, not a sprint. Developing skills, following your passion, and matching your efforts to the job are great, but they will take you only so far. It also helps to have a mind-set that anticipates occasional setbacks and prepares you to pick yourself up and dust yourself off, reflect on what happened, and then move forward.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Reaching your potential is not like throwing a switch and turning on a lightbulb. Rather, it is an integrated process that requires you to reflect, learn in a disciplined way, and translate your insights into actions.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“The more you enjoy the job, the more likely it is that you will have the motivation to address your weaknesses, seek coaching, and take ownership of making the needed improvements in your skills.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“if you put people in jobs that they love, they will shine in ways that astound you. Passion is the essential fuel that allows us to find a professional home, to hang in there, and to work through our weaknesses. It gives us a reason to keep fighting to get better.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Numerous studies of highly effective people point to a strong correlation between believing in the mission, enjoying the job, and performing at a high level.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“you’ve got to take the leap of thinking like an owner regarding your career and your capability development.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“the capabilities of my assembled team needed to fit with my own skills and skill deficiencies.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“No matter what your industry or function, this is vital to your success: assessing the key requirements of the job, assessing your own capabilities, and developing approaches to address your deficiencies.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Your mind-set must be that getting coaching is your responsibility. You will be amazed at the number of people who will try to help you if you are willing to ask. People respect and want to help those who are trying to help themselves.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“We are susceptible to pursuing paths that are based on someone else’s compass rather than our own.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Acting like an owner means taking responsibility for learning about your strengths, weaknesses, and passions. It involves communicating your desires to those who can help you achieve them. It means you own your fate.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“you must own the responsibility for developing your skills, understanding yourself, and making critical choices.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“Reaching your potential is not simply about dreaming or being idealistic. It is a process that involves specific actions, exercises, discipline, and hard work. It is challenging, rewarding, and unending.”
― Robert S. Kaplan, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

“It bears repeating: you don't have to be good at everything.”
― Robert Steven Kaplan, What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential