“The attachment to a rationalistic, teleological notion of progress indicates the absence of true progress; he whose life does not unfold satisfyingly under its own momentum is driven to moralize it, to set up goals and rationalize their achievement as progress.” DoeGoalProgressAchievementNotionDrivenAbsenceAttachmentMomentumRationalize Author:John Carroll
“Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.” PeopleLooksPainPurposePassionCoursesGoalLeaderVisionStepsSuccessfulTakenPlansDrivenPlanningShipsCaptainsUnderestimateOutlinesSteersFull PotentialPurpose And Passion Author:John C. Maxwell
“some travelers are drawn forward by a goal lying before them in the way iron is drawn to the magnet. Others are driven on by a force lying behind them. In such a way the bowstring makes the arrow fly.” WayLyingForceGoalBehindsTravelDrivenIronTravelerArrowsMagnet Author:Isak Dinesen
“Successful businesspeople retain a quality most others not only lack but often fail to comprehend, and that's the unrelenting drive to convert a vision into reality. They are driven to realize this goal in a manner that appears to defy logic among others who lack this drive.” RealityGoalRealizingQualityVisionSuccessfulFailingLogicDrivenSuccessful BusinessUnrelenting Book:Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life Source: Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life
“The Italians have their priorities right: They're driven, they do their work, but they really enjoy the day-to-day and they don't put off the enjoyment of the everyday for some future goal.” EnjoyGoalEverydayDrivenPrioritiesEnjoymentDay To DayFuture Goals Author:Frances Mayes
“Setting an aggressive enough carbon-reduction goal will result in an appropriate price for carbon and will help many a renewable technology. Consumer education will help. Most importantly, though, will be the continually declining cost trajectory of the real breakthrough in clean-technology costs driven by research and innovation. In the end, private capital is the real barometer of change.” RealEndsEnoughHelpingGoalResultsTechnologyCostResearchInnovationCleanDrivenSettingSettingsConsumersAppropriateAggressiveCarbonBreakthroughReductionTrajectoryBarometerResearch And Innovation Author:Vinod Khosla
“Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” PeopleNeedsFeelsMayGoalChallengesAcceptingDoubtVictoryDeterminationOvercomingObstaclesDrivenTemporaryDefeatedDiscouragementResoluteAchieverExhilarationHigh GoalsPersonal Victory Author:George S. Patton