A bit of motivation for a Friday afternoon, going into the weekend: In recent months, I’ve met a lot of executives — virtually and in person — who have been out of work for a year or more. Many have turned to consulting and project work out of necessity but continue to worry that they’re being ignored for job opportunities because of their age.
So I’m at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with my family this morning and am greeted with the following quote as we entered the Late Renoir exhibit from the then-72-year-old painter.
“I am beginning to know how to paint. It has taken me over fifty years of work to achieve this result, which is still far from complete.”
Later in the exhibit you see the statement that “each generation of art is the foundation for the next generation.” As you head into the weekend, think about hammering home the message that your experience is your strength. Those who don’t buy it probably would have been terrible people to work for in the first place.
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