Quotes About Purpose

he always tried to start off by "declaring himself." That meant he told them who he was, what mattered to him, and how he approached leadership and work. He told them about his goals for the company and for the relationship. He explained not only his what but especially his why.

My central belief, though, is that men are made to protect the territory assigned to them and to assure that everything within that territory fulfills its God-ordained purpose. This is what manhood is designed for. This is how a man fulfills his purpose. His decision to "own" his field moves both the best that is within him and the best that God has to offer into that partnership I call Great Manhood.

The loftiest statement of your cleansing and redemption—after all the pain you've endured—is that now you realize what God was doing and you can get on with that high calling for your life.

You are destined for your hardships because you are destined for great works of God.

But running from emotional pain is never a good idea, as it only leaves us damaged of soul and hindered in our ability to fulfill our purpose. We have to turn and face our torturous seasons and the scars they try to leave on our hearts.

The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement." —Aristotle, from The Nicomachean Ethics

But you will always be tempted and you need to know this. The devil is trying to shape your life with wounding and offense in order to keep you from a life defined by the purposes of God.

The Bible teaches repeatedly that we each have a destiny—a specific calling and/or purpose—that is determined in advance by God.

True manliness is about the determination to act according to a noble definition of what it means to be a man. This is within the reach of every man, no matter how he looks or sounds.

I keep it simple. I can't live up to God's standards without God's resources. I become the man I am made to be by living to the glory of God.

Because of what a man is meant to be for his family, his society, and his God, he cannot allow failure and loss to destroy him. He should live knowing that such seasons are possible, and he should have a firm grasp on the truth that will help him rebuild.

HAVING THUS CHOSEN OUR COURSE, WITHOUT GUILES AND WITH PURE PURPOSE, LET US RENEW OUR TRUST IN GOD, AND GO FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR AND WITH MANLY HEARTS." —Abraham Lincoln, Address to Congress, July 4, 1861

What the world's religions share is not so much a finish line as a starting point. And where they begin is with this simple observation: something is wrong with the world.

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.

The only person I know, is the person I want to be

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.

It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.

If you carefully consider what you wanted to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.

what we believe about ourselves and our purpose has a powerful impact on how we live, how we love, and what we learn.

My mission is to live with integrity and to make a difference in the lives of others.

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

Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!

it is that a meaningful life is not a matter of speed or efficiency. It's much more a matter of what you do and why you do it, than how fast you get it done.