Quotes About Purpose

Go through your life regularly and practice "creative abandonment": Consciously determine the activities that you are going to discontinue so that you have more time to spend on those tasks that can really make a difference to your future.

Si tu objetivo no está por escrito, no es nada más que una vaga fantasía.

Debes decirte a ti mismo: «Mi vida es preciosa e importante, y valoro cada minuto y hora de la misma. Voy a utilizar esas horas correctamente para poder lograr lo más que pueda, con el tiempo que tengo».

The only real antidote for anger or worry is purposeful action in the direction of your goals—which

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, was that man is a teleological organism. The Greek word teleos means "goals" or "purpose." Aristotle concluded that all human action is purposeful in some way. You are happy only when you are doing something that is moving you toward something that you want.

You must resolve, from this moment forward, to become a goal-seeking organism, like a guided missile or a homing pigeon, moving unerringly toward the goals that are important to you.

You should say to yourself, "My life is precious and important, and I value every single minute and hour of it. I am going to use those hours properly so that I accomplish the most I can, in the time that I have.

uno de los peores usos del tiempo es hacer muy bien algo que no había ninguna necesidad de hacer.

When you are absolutely clear about your goal, you do not even have to know how to achieve it. By simply deciding exactly what you want, you will begin to move unerringly toward your goal, and your goal will start to move unerringly toward you. At exactly the right time and in exactly the right place, you and the goal will meet.

Deep down inside, the average person knows that he or she is put on this earth with amazing capabilities. He or she knows that there is something better than this.

Goals give you that sense of meaning and purpose, a clear sense of direction. As you move toward your goals you feel happier and stronger. You feel more energized and effective. You feel more competent and confident in yourself and your abilities. Every step you take toward your goals increases your belief that you can set and achieve even bigger goals in the future.

When you get into this business, you will make a living. But when the business gets into you, you will make a great life.

Como dijo Stephen Covey: «Comienza pensando en el fin».

En Proverbios 29,18 se dice: «Cuando no hay visión, el pueblo se relaja». Esto significa que si carecemos de una visión «apasionante» para el futuro, «nos relajaremos» en nuestro interior, en tanto que careceremos de motivación y entusiasmo por lo que estemos haciendo.

If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread, If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek." – Rumi (12th century Sufi poet)

En el análisis final, la pregunta de por qué le pasan cosas malas a la gente buena se transmuta en preguntas muy diferentes; ya no se pregunta por qué sucedió algo, se pregunta cómo responderemos, qué pretendemos hacer ahora que sucedió.

Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.

The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

Well, come to think of it, if we lose a job, we lose our sense of identity. That's one of the reasons many people get very disillusioned when they retire. They seem to lose their sense of purpose. Suddenly, there is nothing to do, no place to be, no one to need you or value you," he explained.

One of your great responsibilities in life is for you to decide for yourself what it is that you really love to do and then to throw your whole heart into doing that special thing very, very well.

Use technology as a servant, not a master. The purpose of technology is to make your life smoother and easier, not to create complexity, confusion and stress.

Si no sabes adónde vas, cualquier camino te llevará allí».

Stephen Covey says, "Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building." Step

An "A" activity is something that moves you toward your goal, the faster and more directly the better. A "B" activity is an activity that does not move you toward a goal that is important to you.