Quotes About Direction

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That's where

And don't stand there gawping at me like a sucking duck!' she went on crossly, waving the ladle at Emma. 'Get a move on with yer, now that yer are here, lass! We've no time ter be wasting today.

He glanced to his left, which for most people is a neurolinguistic sign of recall rather than of construction. Had he looked in the opposite direction, I would have read it as a lie.

The kind of dreams that give a whole life its bearing, what a person intends it should be, having seen those coasts.

He had an instinct for mischief in his head, just as some people have a way with numbers or a clear sense of direction.

And always let your conscience be your guide." —Blue Fairy

The strings that bind you tight to the map of your life

Lieutenant Paul T. Funkhouser from Evansville, Indiana, a twenty-three-year-old lawyer yet to practice his trade, led the way aboard his motorcycle. He kept riding back and forth to let the drivers know where to go, and then dashing off to the head of the column.

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren't getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.

When we talk about time management, it seems ridiculous to worry about speed before direction, about saving minutes when we may be wasting years.

No matter how long we've walked life's pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It's never too late. We can find our voice.

because more important than how fast you're going, is where you're headed.

compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction—what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.

In the words of both Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis, "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

The reality is that most families are overmanaged and underled.

The thing I learned is that you don't invent your mission, you detect it. You uncover it, as it were.

The fundamental problem has nothing to do with your behavior or your attitude. It has everything to do with having a wrong map.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." Management

would be so positive, you'd be happy wherever you were. The point is, you'd still be lost. The fundamental problem has nothing to do with your behavior or your attitude. It has everything to do with having a wrong map. If you have the right map of Chicago, then diligence becomes important, and when you encounter frustrating obstacles along the way, then attitude can make a real difference. But the first and most important requirement is the accuracy of the map.

leadership can eventually become a choice not a position

It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busyness of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it's leaning against the wrong wall.