Editing Your Own Resume

Job searching can break you down.

These 18 quotes will help you fight back.

Because let’s be honest… a job search isn’t just sending résumés.

It’s rejection. It’s doubt. It’s waking up some days wondering if you’ve got anything left in the tank.

And that’s exactly when the right words ✨ matter most.

The right words can remind you to stand back up, take the next step, and keep going.

Here are 18 that do exactly that:

💪 Resilience
“We’ll either find a way or make one.” – Hannibal of Carthage
“Fall 7 times, stand up 8.” – Japanese Proverb
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
“We can do hard things.” – Glennon Doyle
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“Be the source, not the result.” – Steve Chandler

⚡ Action
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Teddy Roosevelt
“Leap and the net will appear.” – John Burroughs
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers
“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg
“Everything is figureoutable.” – Marie Forleo

🔥 Drive
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then do better.” – Maya Angelou
“Fortune favors the bold.” – Latin Proverb

A job search is one of the hardest battles you will fight - and the right words can remind you you’re not alone, and you can keep going.

Which of these quotes will you find most inspiring today?

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