Quotes About Alignment

More than anyone, this book is for those young people—an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." — Mahatma Gandhi

Call it assassination feng shui: the vibe was just more favorable

the idea of using the Roman Catholic clergy to turn Guatemalans against Arbenz. Catholic priests and bishops in Guatemala, as in other Latin American countries, were closely aligned with the ruling class, and they loathed reformers like Arbenz.

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

The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will be

God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

The Main Thing Is To Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing

if God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

trying to prioritize activities before you even know how they relate to your sense of personal mission and how they fit into the balance of your life is not effective.

You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of and developing your own proactive nature. You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of your paradigms and understanding how to shift them and align them with principles. You can't become principle-centered without a vision of and a focus on the unique contribution that is yours to make.

Consider: What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

For many of us, there's a gap between the compass and the clock— between what's deeply important to us and the way we spend our time.

Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It doesn't begin and end with the writing of a personal mission statement. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.

The truth is that balance and peace of mind are not produced by these; they follow the person who develops a clear sense of his or her highest priorities and who lives with focus and integrity towards them

The problems in life come when we're sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.

It is only in orienting his life to the divine center that a person can secure anything else he desires and yet not be based upon it.

One of the fundamental problems in organizations, including families, is that people are not committed to the determinations of other people for their lives. They simply don't buy into them.

For Win/Win to work, the systems have to support it.

the more completely weekly goals are tied into a wider framework of correct principles and into a personal mission statement, the greater the increase in effectiveness will be.

You might work on your behavior—you could try harder, be more diligent, double your speed. But your efforts would only succeed in getting you to the wrong place faster.

Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

Se trata más bien de un proceso que consiste en mantener en mente la propia visión y los propios valores, y en organizar la vida para que sea congruente con las cosas más importantes

By keeping that end clearly in mind, you can make certain that whatever you do on any particular day does not violate the criteria you have defined as supremely important, and that each day of your life contributes in a meaningful way to the vision you have of your life as a whole.