Quotes About Self-Empowerment
As a military spouse, you know how tiring it can be to follow someone else’s orders. But when it comes to your career, you’re in control. Here are two quotes to help you embrace that self-determination and find what you want to do.
1. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” —Stephen Covey
When you’ve lived the military no-excuses culture, you learn not to let anyone tell you what you can’t do. Your milspouse life puts you in the perfect position to take control and make a career change.
2. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Milton Berle
As a military spouse, you understand the importance of taking action. Now is always the best time to change your career because you don’t know what tomorrow will bring.
Quotes About Ambition
Military spouses are used to watching others advance. A new career is your chance to focus on your own ambitions.
3. “A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Military families have new experiences more often than most. You understand how expanding your horizons can change your world, and you’re ready to apply that understanding to a new career.
4. “There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these.” —Michael Nolan
If you ever feel overwhelmed by all the career opportunities out there, consider what matters to you. Do you love taking care of people? Or maybe you’re more of an analytical problem-solver.
Quotes About Determination
Starting a new career can be a humbling experience. But don’t worry — your military life experience has taught you plenty about sticking things out.
5. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” —Confucius
All career changers have to learn how to keep going, even when life sends them curveballs. As a military spouse, you know how to respond to curveballs because you field them all the time.
Remember that when a big move or other shift happens in the middle of your career change.
6. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
You’ve learned the power of determination by living with a military service member. Now, you get to apply that lesson as a student and career newcomer.
Everyone makes mistakes in a new job, especially when they’re new to the field. If you keep going and keep learning, you’re bound to succeed.
Make Your Milspouse Status an Advantage
Career quotes and sayings are important, but actions speak louder than words. Fortunately, as a milspouse, you have access to the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship.
MyCAA provides $4,000 in career development funding – in $2,000 per fiscal year increments – for eligible military spouses. As a MyCAA-approved school, MedCerts offers a variety of programs in growing fields like healthcare and information technology (IT). Talk to a MedCerts education consultant about finding the right one for you.
