Quotes About Goals

Life is like one big blueprint, if you don't make plans then your future will not be built

If you dream big, you achieve big.If you dream small, you achieve small. Dreams make the difference.

There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. -- Author unknown

Patience is not passive waiting. Patience is active acceptance of the process required to attain your goals and dreams.

When you engage in people pleasing you are out of integrity with yourself, your goals, your dreams and your life's mission.

Just like going to the moon made us learn more about earth, achieving your goals will make you learn more about yourself and get fascinated.

Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Prov. 29:18a KJV). Unrestrained behavior leads eventually to destruction. People who have no vision also have no goal or purpose—nothing to shoot for. They have nowhere to go in life and, therefore, go nowhere.

What elevates one and not another to the level of genius is not only talent and ambition and luck, but a gift for turning everything to the purpose. ... Perhaps that is a common element in the story of genius: beyond talent and ambition and luck, in some degree you have to be forcibly booted out of everyday life and everyday goals. In any case, it was like that with Brahms. The fulfillment of love was denied him so that other things might take wing.

Someday is not a day of the week.

To have someone to relate to and hopefully enjoy the music and get a positive message out of it, to make the best music that we possibly could, those were the goals.

kind of forgotten that he was supposed to be my archnemesis. And every time I thought about Brock Benson coming to town, I realized that Drew and I now had something in common. Something big. I did my best to relax and think more clearly about all of this. Why see him as my competitor? Why not just view him as someone who understood my business and had similar goals?

It's entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.

If you spend 20 percent each on getting five things to 80 percent, well, then, you've done five things!

Because let's face it: Goals are fake. Nearly all of them are artificial targets set for the sake of setting targets. These made-up numbers then function as a source of unnecessary stress until they're either achieved or abandoned. And when that happens, you're supposed to pick new ones and start stressing again. Nothing ever stops at the quarterly win. There are four quarters to a year. Forty to a decade. Every one of them has to produce, exceed, and beat EXPECTATIONS.

Plus, there's an even darker side to goal setting. Chasing goals often leads companies to compromise their morals, honesty, and integrity to reach those fake numbers. The best intentions slip when you're behind. Need to improve margins by a few points? Let's turn a blind eye to quality for a while. Need to find another $800,000 this quarter to hit that number? Let's make it harder for customers to request refunds.

Goals are fake. Nearly all of them are artificial targets set for the sake of setting targets. These made-up numbers then function as a source of unnecessary stress until they're either achieved or abandoned

Remember: Deadlines, not dreadlines.

To keep your momentum and motivation up, get in the habit of accomplishing small victories along the way.

Decide what you're going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.

There are four-letter words you should never use in business. They're not fuck or shit. They're need, must, can't, easy, just, only, and fast.

Nothing ever stops at the quarterly win. There are four quarters to a year. Forty to a decade. Every one of them has to produce, exceed, and beat EXPECTATIONS.

Cut your ambition in half. You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence.

Culture is defined as the shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of an organization; every group of people has a culture.