"The biggest mistake you can make is to do nothing when you can do a little." - Karen Duffy
You never know where you’re going to find career advice.
I had the pleasure to sit next to Karen “Duff” Duffy at a charity even last week and gleaned some words of wisdom for the job search from the model/actress/author.
In 1995, Duff was a rising star. She was a top VJ on MTV, a spokesman for Revlon cosmetics, one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” and won starring roles in several movies. But she was forced to put her career on hold when she was diagnosed with Neurosarcoidosis, a immunodisorder that can cause paralysis. She chronicled her illness and recovery in an autobiography Model Patient: My Life As an Incurable Wise-Ass (2000).
She has since put her career back on track and is now the host of the upcoming series “Pack Your Toothbrush” on FLN. So I asked Duff if she had any advice for our three million readers. Here’s what she said: “The biggest mistake you can make is to do nothing when you can do a little. If you can do just a little something today, do it.”
By keeping her spirits up and expectations down, she did just a little bit that day. And a little bit more the next. And a little bit more the next.
And she re-built her life, her work, her career. She never lost her good spirits or wicked sense of humor, and has the most charming outlook on love, life and just about everything.Folks, whatever you’re facing today (and I know it is tough out there), but is it as bad as a life-altering illness?
And if it’s not (or if it is), can you do just one little something today?
Just one thing today for yourself, for your career, for your life.
The biggest mistake you can make is to do nothing when you can do a little.
- Marc Cenedella
(Model Patient: My Life As an Incurable Wise-Ass, HarperCollins)
Read this and other commentaries from Marc Cenedella:
- Engage!
- How to Leave Annoying Voicemail Messages
- 10 Things You Must Know to Find a Job
- Don’t Let Your Limits Get You Down
- Resume Samples: One Explains You, One Sells You
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