Give me a stock clerk with a goal, and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk.
James Cash Penney
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Tag Archives: Goals
Having big goals
Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Careful what you wish for
Beware what you set your heart upon. For it surely shall be yours.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It’s not too late
You Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream.
C.S. Lewis
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Reach for the stars
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
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Who you want to be
For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Sail we must
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach th Port of Heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimges against it – but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Set some goals
The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.
Benjamin Mays
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Know your goals
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.
Napoleon Hill
Take your time
“The sure sign of an amateur is he has a million plans and they all start tomorrow.”
Steven Pressfield
The amateur only works when inspiration strikes. The pro sits down every day and puts in steady work. The key is steady. Not irregular or extreme.
But spending the right amount of time on the right tasks needs planning which is nicely explained in this article on time blocking.
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