“What really matters when facing a challenge? What matters is learning. You want to test yourself, throw yourself into something outside your comfort zone and see what youre capable of. Your true goal is not to conquer fifty feet of inanimate rock, but to expand your abilities through learning.” WantMatterGoalChallengesAbilityFeetRocksComfortCapableTestsConquerFiftyZoneWhat MattersComfort Zone Author:Arno Hintjens
“Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who'd rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place.” Has BeensSpiritualityGoalReligiousCompassionKeysEasierEnlightenmentTestsDoctrineConformitySetting GoalsStressedReligious Life Author:Karen Armstrong
“Powerful new drug-free treatments have been developed for depression and for every conceivable type of anxiety, such as chronic worrying, shyness, public speaking anxiety, test anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. The goal of the treatment is not just partial improvement but full recovery.” Has BeensGoalPowerfulWorryTypeDrugAnxietyTestsImprovementRecoveryTreatmentPanicPublic SpeakingShynessPhobiaPanic AttacksDrug Free Author:David D. Burns
“Being scared is normal. My technique for erasing it is facing it. Be afraid and brave. Be nervous and courageous. The first few minutes of being scared is your test to see if you're really serious about reaching a goal. Push through anxiety and come out victorious. Fear is just a test. Honor the feeling. Know it's there. Know it's temporary. Face it to erase it.” IfsKnowsFirstsFeelingsFacesGoalMinutesSeriousHonorNormalAnxietyTestsBraveScaredTechniqueNervousReachingCourageousTemporaryEraseBeing ScaredReaching Goals Author:Chrisette Michele
“Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.” InspirationalLooksGovernmentEyeHappinessNextGoalStepsPositiveAmbitionTestsFixedHis EyesHorizonGraduationSetting GoalsTake A ChanceLife GoalNext StepsInspirational GoalInspirational Goal SettingMotivational GoalNew HorizonsRight Road Author:Dag Hammarskjold
“[17th-century] Puritans were the first modern parents. Like many of us, they looked on their treatment of children as a test of their own self-control. Their goal was not to simply to ensure the child's duty to the family, but to help him or her make personal, individual commitments. They were the first authors to state that children must obey God rather than parents, in case of a clear conflict.” FirstsChildrenSelfStatesHelpingIndividualParentGoalCasesClearModernCenturyDutyConflictCommitmentTestsTreatmentSelf ControlPuritan17th Century Author:C. Sommerville