Quotes About Purpose

To be or not to be?' That is not the question. What is the question? The question is not one of being, but of becoming. 'To become more or not to become more' This is the question faced by each intelligence in our universe.

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Pain may well remind us that we are alive, but love reminds us why we are alive.

The two things I was positive about in life were that I was going to be a teacher at a boarding school or an operative with the CIA posted abroad. I could write a book about all the things I was sure about.

Forget the stupid prophecy. This is the destiny I was supposed to have.

Two dragons? Killed them? Are you sure? How incredibly careless; we haven't picked up any RainWings with that little control yet." "It wasn't careless. It was on purpose," Starflight said, annoyed on Glory's behalf.

A dragon whose whole life would be about producing flamesilk for HiveWings and nothing else. Maybe

can tell you what to do. That's my job and my favorite thing in life, I mean, seriously.

I can make a stab at comforting!" Tsunami joked. "Let me try … um … hey, it's only two dragons, right? Ah, they won't be able to do anything. Deathbringer will totally stop them if they go anywhere near her. I mean, that is his entire purpose in life, as far as I can tell. And if they kill him, Glory will take them down with her magical death spit. So don't worry, pat pat pat.

When individuals reach the highest pinnacles of success, but still cannot satisfy the constant hunger to find true meaning in life, with no place higher to climb, they see it all for what it really is, a chasing after the wind. What's next suddenly turns into what's the point? The hollowness of life starts eating away at their souls. For some, the only escape is by ending their lives. Enoch - The Unannounced Christmas Visitor.

every organization must contribute in some way to a better world for some group of people, because if it doesn't, it will, and should, go out of business.

When players on a team stop caring about the scoreboard, they inevitably start caring about something else.

Second, and this is certainly related, those executives don't see the company's reason for existing as having any practical implications for the way they make decisions and run the organization.

It has to do with doing work that drains me of my energy, and which, in turn, prevents me from doing the work that gives me energy.

high school kids at In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A are doing largely the same job that kids at any other fast-food restaurant are doing, and yet there are a lot fewer miserable jobs at In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A. The difference is not the job itself. It is the management. And one of the most important things that managers must do is help employees see why their work matters to someone. Even if this sounds touchy-feely to some, it is a fundamental part of human nature.

He wrote a simple question on a piece of paper: WHAT IS THE ONE THING I DO THAT REALLY MATTERS TO THE FIRM?

2. What is your family's top priority—rallying cry—right now?

These are the six questions: 1. Why do we exist? 2. How do we behave? 3. What do we do? 4. How will we succeed? 5. What is most important, right now? 6. Who must do what?

Every human being that works has to know that what they do matters to another human being.

Human beings need to be needed, and they need to be reminded of this pretty much every day. They need to know that they are helping others, not merely serving themselves.

I am a tea, he thought. I am some kind of tea. And I have wishes.

What people are looking for is you. As a leader, people need you to be clear about and demonstrate a passion for your purpose. They want to know that you practice your values consistently. And they absolutely want to know that you lead from your heart as well as your head. People are not looking for you to say the perfect words. They are looking for you to show up, being absolutely real and believable. They are seeking to believe.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it's difficult to score.