“Tomorrow's leaders not only have dreams, goals and plans. They are willing to work hard and to take responsibility for turning their plans into energy, perspiration and effort. They don't sit back and wait for someone else to turn their dreams into action. They take charge of executing their own plan.” HardDreamActionTurnsEnergyWaitingGoalEffortResponsibilityLeaderPlansWillingHard WorkTomorrowTaking ResponsibilityExecutingPerspiration Author:Denis Waitley
“Maybe in the back of my mind I was kind of wishing that I would become a rock star, kind of wishing that I would reach enough people who would be willing to pay me for the music, that I would actually be able to live off of just writing the songs that I wanted to write. But I don't think I really admitted to myself that that was my goal.” PeopleThinkingWritingMindKindEnoughWould BeAbleWantedSongWishStarsGoalPayRocksWillingRock StarOf My Mind Author:Jonathan Coulton
“In science men have learned consciously to subordinate themselves to a common purpose without losing the individuality of their achievements. Each one knows that his work depends on that of his predecessors and colleagues, and that it can only reach its fruition through the work of his successors. In science men collaborate not because they are forced to by superior authority or because they blindly follow some chosen leader, but because they realize that only in this willing collaboration can each man find his goal.” KnowsMenPurposeGoalRealizingCommonLeaderWillingDependsAuthorityAchievementLosingIndividualityChosenSuperiorsCollaborationColleaguesSubordinatesPredecessorsSuccessorsFruitionCommon Purpose Author:John Desmond Bernal
“If your goal is to produce firefighters and rescue workers, you have to produce people willing to enter burning buildings.” PeopleIfsGoalProduceBuildingWillingWorkersBurningRescueFirefighterBurning Buildings Book:Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices Source: Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices
“When you first start out don't set yourself a lofty goal of sitting down to meditate for twenty minutes. Aim instead for ten minutes or even five minutes - utilizing those few moments when you find yourself willing or even desiring just to take a break from the daily grind to observe your mind rather than drifting off into daydreams.” MindFirstsMomentsGoalBreakFiveMinutesWillingTenSittingTwentiesAimFinding YourselfFive MinutesGrindDaydreamingLoftyDriftingSitting DownUtilizingDaily GrindDrifting OffLofty Goals Author:Tsoknyi Rinpoche
“We must recognize that the goal of a cleaner environment will not be achieved by rhetoric or moral dedication alone. It will not be cheap or easy and the costs will have to be borne by each citizen, consumer and taxpayer. How clean is clean enough can only be answered in terms of how much we are willing to pay and how soon we seek success... It is simplistic to seek ecological perfection at the cost of bankrupting the very tax-paying enterprises which must pay for the social advances we seek.” EnoughSocialEasyGoalTermPayMoralEnvironmentWillingCitizensCostTaxesPerfectionCleanEnvironmentalConsumersEnterpriseDedicationPollutionRhetoricTaxpayersEcologicalCleaners Author:Richard M. Nixon
“If you choose to do both [acting and directing] on a set, than you're admitting that you understand that everyone is in it for the same goal and it's a collaborative experience. You can't really jump into being an actor, and than direct yourself. At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful. If you try to micro-manage and control all of it, than you're probably heading for disaster.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingActorsGoalActingAcceptingOpinionWillingDirectDisasterManageHelpfulYou ChooseHeadingsAdmitting Author:Rebecca Hall
“Do we not see God at work in our circumstances? Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovreignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in his blessings, instead of God Himself.” IfsWantHas BeensRealFaithJesusWaitingGoalChristReligiousDarkLordWillingCircumstancesBlessingLetting GoJesus ChristPreparedPermanentEvidentPointingOur LordDark TimesWilling To Wait Author:Oswald Chambers
“What works for Sweden wouldn't work for France or Germany or Italy. In a small state, you can reach outside for many of your activities. In a homogeneous culture, they are willing to pay higher taxes in order to achieve commonly held goals. But "common goals" are much harder to come by in larger, more heterogeneous populations.” StatesOrderCultureGoalCommonPayAchieveWillingHigherActivityTaxesHarderPopulationFranceGermanyReach OutSwedenCommon GoalHomogeneous Author:Milton Friedman
“Success comes to those who are willing to launch toward their goals with no guarantees of success - and persist when there is every reason to give up.” GivingReasonGoalWillingGiving UpGuaranteesPersist Author:Brian Tracy