“If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.”

―Steve Jobs

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day."

—Confucius

Why did Steve Jobs say this? It does make a difference in the outcome if you expect others to find you a job. Will you likely get the job you love if you let others see it for you?

Often I am asked as a Career Development coach to help someone find a job. The problem is sometimes the person asking means will I find them a job. Steve Jobs advises those looking for an appointment to “not settle.” Instead, Confucius advises those job seekers to choose the job they love.

Add this old proverb to this, and it fits like a glove:

“If you give a man a fish, he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish, you do him a good turn, and he never has to be hungry.”

In both cases, it is not an option for others to find a person a job. Instead, they can learn how and where to look, but they have to do the work of finding.