When you’re trying to achieve your career dreams, success doesn’t happen overnight. It can take years of dedication and hard work, so staying motivated can be one of the biggest barriers to turning your long-term goals into reality.
However, help is at hand. On Twitter a plethora of people will keep you in high spirits. Here are our top tweeters to follow for career inspiration. This list is by no means exhaustive, so feel free to add your own suggestions in the comment thread below, or tweet us at @GuardianCareers.
Adam Grant, @AdamMGrant
Great innovators procrastinate; feel fear; have bad ideas.
— Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) June 8, 2016
My TED talk on #Originals: https://t.co/4m2Pn373tB pic.twitter.com/GsxhjGHx1E
Adam Grant is a New York Times bestselling author, motivational speaker and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Marci Shimoff, @Marci_Shimoff
If you haven't already seen it, hers is a not-to-miss, inspirational story of perseverance! https://t.co/F9TTMacCX5
— Marci Shimoff (@Marci_Shimoff) August 20, 2016
Marci Shimoff is a bestselling author and a leading expert on happiness and career success.
Gail Lynne Goodwin, @inspiremetoday
Today’s Quote: Success happens faster when we focus on the ‘what’ and ‘why’ and let go of the ‘how’. https://t.co/TgEycZqHZn See the photo!
— Gail Lynne Goodwin (@inspiremetoday) August 24, 2016
Gail Lynne Goodwin is an inspirational speaker and the founder of InspireMeToday.com.
Tony Robbins, @tonyrobbins
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible -- the foundation for all success in life.
— Tony Robbins (@TonyRobbins) August 25, 2016
💪 #ResultsForLife
Tony Robbins is an American businessman, philanthropist and author of the bestselling self-help books Unlimited Power and Unleash the Power Within.
Angela Duckworth, @angeladuckw
Not quitting on a bad day is some of the best advice there is.... https://t.co/e7q5LQAKqC
— Angela Duckworth (@angeladuckw) August 20, 2016
Angela Lee Duckworth is an American psychologist and popular science author. She is associated with the study of the psychological trait known as grit – the ability to “sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals”.
Motivational Quotes, @motivatquotes
« Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. »Jim Rohn 301
— Motivational Quotes (@motivatquotes) August 28, 2016
This account focuses on personal development, and gives you a daily inspirational quote to either boost career motivation or offer practical tips to achieve your goals.
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