Quotes About Direction

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

All Christianity concentrates on the man at the cross-roads. The vast and shallow philosophies, the huge syntheses of humbug, all talk about ages and evolution and ultimate developments. The true philosophy is concerned with the instant. Will a man take this road or that?

if we choose the wrong road, we choose the wrong destination.

When a choice will make a real difference in our lives—obvious or not—and when we are living in tune with the Spirit and seeking his guidance, we can be sure we will receive the guidance we need to attain our goal.

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Driving down the wrong road and knowing it, The fork years behind, how many have thought To pull up on the shoulder and leave the car Empty, strike out across the fields; and how many Are still mazed among dock and thistle, Seeking the road they should have taken?

If you are made for flight, intended for it, you had better find a pursuer, fast. Otherwise, all that fleeing is going nowhere.

Dear God: Please help me to know what the fuck to do with my life and how to fix it.

2015, lampposts were falling down in San Diego. You'll never believe why. Dogs were peeing on them, and a chemical in the urine was rotting the metal! Also, when dogs poop, they like to choose their direction based on the Earth's magnetic field!

A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life.

A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life. Your calling is a much larger concept than what you do daily to create income. Work opportunities can come and go—the direction of your life should remain constant.

Try not to get overwhelmed or lost in the question. Always begin by writing down what you want to discover.

It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back.

That's what real leadership is: Creating and clarifying the vision (the "what"), and giving that vision greater context and importance (the "why") for all Whos involved.

My nickname for my mom was 'The Compass.'

I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.

The goal needs to be to get the team right, get them moving in the right direction, and get them to see where they are making mistakes and where they are succeeding.

This is the way high-purpose environments work. They are about sending not so much one big signal as a handful of steady, ultra-clear signals that are aligned with a shared goal.

The main challenge to building a clear sense of purpose is that the world is cluttered with noise, distractions, and endless alternative purposes.

Creating engagement around a clear, simple set of priorities can function as a lighthouse, orienting behavior and providing a path toward a goal.

Having clearly defined values, purpose, and goals are essential to a strong foundation for happiness.

A 27-year study concluded that living with purpose and meaning is the key to happiness and longevity.

And the first step in bulldozing these obstacles is to enumerate them. As Peters puts it, "What you decide not to do is probably more important than what you decide to do.