Quotes About Direction

Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.

Ellen ran their home precisely the way

I had it all planned. Or, not planned exactly, but I'd planned to make plans. Plans were very much part of my plan.

I imagine a belief in God must come with a dazzling sense of purpose.

sólo los burócratas pueden pensar que el trabajo de planificación acaba con la creación del plan. La elaboración del plan es solamente el principio. El rumbo verdadero del plan se desarrolla solamente después de haberlo elaborado».

Stalin himself said in 1937 that "only bureaucrats can think that planning work ends with the creation of the plan. The creation of the plan is just the beginning. The real direction of the plan develops only after the putting together of the plan.

Better not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came along.

It helps to know where you are going before you set out.

Merely having thoughts is one thing. Consciously feeding them is quite another. You are powerful all the time, by way of your attention and intention. The question is, Toward what are you pointing that power?

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Used

Your principles created the boundaries of your plan.

You've got to think about the big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.

When you're not sure where you're going or what's really important to you, you'll never know when enough is enough.

So, what are you really trying to do here, anyway?" (vision, purpose).

While Horizon 5 (purpose and principles) is obviously the most important context within which to set priorities, experience has shown me that when we understand and implement all the levels of work in which we are engaged, especially the Ground and Horizon 1 levels, we gain greater freedom and resources to do the bigger work that we're all about. If your boat is sinking, you really don't care in which direction it's pointed!

You are powerful all the time, by way of your attention and intention. The question is, Toward what are you pointing that power?

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.—Elbert Hubbard

No matter how big and tough a problem may be, get rid of confusion by taking one little step toward solution. Do something. —George F. Nordenholt

Empowerment naturally ensues for individuals as they move from complaining and victim modalities into outcomes and actions defined for direction. When that becomes the standard in a group, it creates significant improvement in the atmosphere as well as in the output.

Often the only way to make a hard decision is to come back to the purpose of what you're doing.

If your boat is sinking, you really don't care in which direction it's pointed!

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Choose one project that is new or stuck or that could simply use some improvement. Think of your purpose. Think of what a successful outcome would look like: where would you be physically, financially, in terms of reputation, or whatever? Brainstorm potential steps. Organize your ideas. Decide on the next actions. Are you any clearer about where you want to go and how to get there?