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“If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.”

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

“If you give orders and explain nothing, you might get obedience, but you'll get no creativity. If you tell them your purpose, then when your original plan is shown to be faulty, they'll find another way to achieve your goal. Explaining to your men doesn't weaken their respect for you, it proves your respect for them.”

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.”

“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”

“When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails”

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”

“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”

“The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.”

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”

“By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own.”

“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“Don't shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to help cultivate your passions or motivate you to change situations and circumstances that hold you back from achieving your goals.”

“You have to be prepared to give creative work 150%. I hear a lot of young people talking about life/work balance, which I think is great when you’re in your 30s. If you’re in your 20s and already talking about that, I don’t think you will achieve your goals. If you really want to build a powerful career, and make an impact, then you have to be prepared to put in blood, sweat, and tears.”

“There are always risks when you chase after a dream because growth requires that you leave your comfort zone and enter unknown territory. But without confronting those risks and facing your fears, you'll never, as Nike says, "Just do it." Now the truth is, you may fail in some of your efforts, but you will never succeed if you are not willing to risk failure. And even if you do fail, you can learn from the experience and try again. To do that, you will need courage, and you will also need to have faith in your ability to achieve your goals.”

“If you don t know where you are, a map won't help.”

“It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.”

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”