Goal Setting Quotes

Duty was not untinged by ambition. ~ Barbara W. Tuchman

Be prepared to say "no" to some things. That is the key. When you say "yes" to every invitation, event and call, you will come back to meet you plans on the paper in the same state you left them. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them ~ Jim Rohn

When a schedule is not met, those inclined to pass out blame are quick to point at the lowest-level workers; they reason that performance is the domain entirely of those who perform the work. They ask plaintively, "Why can't these guys ever meet their schedules?" The answer that the schedule might have been wrong in the first place only befuddles them. It's as though they believe there is no such thing as a bad schedule, only bad performances that resulted in missing the scheduled date. There is such a thing as a bad schedule. A bad schedule is one that sets a date that is subsequently missed. That's it. That's the beginning and the end of how a schedule should be judged. If the date is missed, the schedule was wrong. It doesn't matter why the date was missed. The purpose of the schedule was planning, not goal-setting. Work that is not performed according to a plan invalidates the plan. The missed schedule indicts the planners, not the workers. ~ Tom DeMarco

My decisions determine my destination long before I ever get there. And once I do get there, I suddenly realize this is not the destination I had in mind because what I had in mind was the fantasy that my denial had created verses the reality my choices crafted. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

All goal setting must be immediately followed by both the development of a plan, and massive and consistent action toward its fulfillment. ~ Tony Robbins

Success-minded people know that the greatest enemy to today's success is yesterday's success. ~ John Patrick Hickey

A single-minded purpose gives sacred strength to achieve the dream. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Stay up... 'till you come up... when you come up stay up! ~ Johnnie Dent Jr.

By the end of the date, your intentions should be clear. ~ Auliq Ice

Without visions and written goals, what direction are we going to head? ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In particular, objectives like SMART goals often unlock a potential that people don't even realize they possess. The reason, in part, is because goal-setting processes like the SMART system force people to translate vague aspirations into concrete plans. The process of making a goal specific and proving it is achievable involves figuring out the steps it requires - or shifting that goal slightly, if your initial aims turn out to be unrealistic. Coming up with a timeline and a way to measure success forces a discipline onto the process that good intentions can't match. ~ Charles Duhigg

Everyone has to start somewhere. So get out there and start. ~ Auliq Ice

If you can endure, if you can persevere, if you can work and not grow weary, if you're both obsessed and talented, well, you might have a shot. ~ Auliq Ice

Never base your destiny on things you cannot control and have no power to change. ~ John Patrick Hickey

It has proved politically wiser to set goals than to start programs. ~ Daniel Patrick Moynihan

My life goal right now is to die a good man, with a good heart, soul, and mind, with a good family, and a couple Grammys. ~ Jonathan Anthony Burkett

Acute focus, open sharing, exacting measurement, a license to shoot for the moon - these are the hallmarks of modern goal science. ~ John E. Doerr

Here is the truth: The journey to achievement is not a destination, it is only a stop over to the next goal. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Your choices of values and determining their priority precedes your goal setting ~ Sunday Adelaja

OTHER RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
There are many other stress management techniques that can help you to "bring yourself down" quickly when you are highly stressed. You can use them before a situation where anticipation raises tensions that do not automatically subside after a few minutes. You also can use them during an interaction or when a surprise threatens to escalate your stress out of control. Or use them after an encounter has raised your stress level, if it is not subsiding naturally.

Mental Imagery
You experimented with mental imagery in the previous chapter on goal-setting. The use of mental imagery also can be an effective tool for anxiety control. Think of it as a new application of skills you already have: memory and imagination. When I asked you earlier to recall how many windows there are in your bedroom, you used imagery to retrieve the information. Mentally, you went into the room, looked from wall to wall, and counted. That process is mental imagery.
From a relaxation perspective, your nervous system cannot distinguish between reality and imagery. Material passed from the body to the senses, whether real or imagined, is processed the same way. Therefore, imagery can play an important role in inducing internal self-regulation and relaxation. If there is a particular image - such as the warm, sandy beach of the previous exercise, a cool forest clearing covered with a blanket of pine needles, or even a clear blue sky - that represents relax ~ Jonathan Berent

Everybody is fighting a hard battle that you know nothing about, never give up with yours. ~ Auliq Ice

Having goals is great--but it's not enough! You need action, too! You will need to get off your butt and change the world yourself, because no one else will do it for you. ~ Brandon Turner

Aim at the ground, you'll never miss. ~ Kristine Thomas

The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal. ~ Francie Larrieu Smith

Your identity & life passion/purpose in the context of your beliefs determine your vision, your vision determines your mission, your mission determines your KRAs, your KRAs determine your goals, your goals determine your thoughts, and your thoughts determine your life!" ~ gfp '42© ~ Gary Patton

No dream, no journey planed, no goals to dream for and achieve ~ Hisham Fawzi

A fresh day brings new sunrise and new hope for a fresh start. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Goals are the source of misery. An unattained goal causes pain, but actually achieving it brings only a brief satisfaction. ~ Matt Haig

By contrast, training and goal-setting programs had a far greater impact on productivity than did anything involving payment.32 ~ Alfie Kohn

So dream big daring dreams, and then underachieve a little bit each day. I recommend setting attainable daily goals that, when achieved, provide positive reinforcement to help you stay on the path to the big goal ~ Robert T. Kiyosaki

A New Year brings new grace for new accomplishments. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If you believe that success is only connected to money, you will not last long. ~ John Patrick Hickey

And she knew that her fate wasn't set by how or where she was born, but the decisions she made and the battles she fought. It didn't matter if she had eight toes or ten, amber eyes or blue. What mattered was what she set out to do. ~ Robert Beatty

For anyone striving for high performance in the workplace, goals are very necessary things. ~ John E. Doerr

When you decide - follow it up with action as spontaneously as possible if not sooner because the quicker you reciprocate with the decision the sooner you shall see results. ~ Auliq Ice

You have to set the time frame for accomplishing your goal. If you don't, it may take forever to reach your destination and you may get tired and change your focus. Consequently, to help you obtain and keep the sense of urgency that will help you stay focused, you have to set a deadline by which the goal has to be achieved. ~ Anna Stevens

Don't let your phone calls, online chats, and other trivial activities manage you. You have to manage them because they don't have the dreams to fulfill; you have the dreams. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

It is a better to have your own plan to make it happen;
Since something is going to happen either way. ~ Johnnie Dent Jr.

your only barriers are what you let it be ~ Gino Norris

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals. ~ Peter Shilton

The reward for goal-setting is that as you achieve each goal, you feel in charge of your own destiny, with every moment taken up productively. Self-esteem increases and it becomes easier to remain motivated. So set those high goals and make clear plans for their execution. ~ Archibald Marwizi

People who achieve the greatest success are the people who have the most fun getting there. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Some people pray for miracles ... with Cosmic Ordering YOU manifest them! ~ Stephen Richards

Mark this on your wall and remember it always: The greatest single most powerful enemy to success is success itself. ~ John Patrick Hickey

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform. ~ Andrew J. Bernstein

Set goals for yourself and put actionable steps in place to ensure that you achieve them. Whether you aim to get a promotion at work or set up your very own business, these ideas will only remain dreams until you write plan out how you are going to reach them by writing down realistic steps towards hitting your targets. ~ Kelly Hoppen

Nothing builds up your attitude like gratitude. You cannot be depressed, negative, and grateful at the same time. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Declaring our intentions for a safer and kinder world is the obvious first step toward attaining those goals. ~ Bryant McGill

Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change. ~ John C. Maxwell

Not that I would not, if I could, be both handsome ...and well-dressed, and a great athlete, and make a million a year, be a wit, a bon-vivant, and a lady-killer, as well as a philosopher; a philanthropist, statesman, warrior, and African explorer, as well as a 'tone poet' and saint. But the thing is simply impossible…Such different characters may conceivably at the outset of life be alike possible to a man. But to make any one of them actual, the rest must more or less be suppressed. So the seeker of his truest, strongest, deepest self must review the list carefully, and pick out the one on which to stake his salvation. All other selves thereupon become unreal… ~ William James

Hard work is the main thing-hard work and dedication. And I think a great part of it is goal setting. You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them. Every goal that I've set, I've been able to achieve. That's been very fulfilling. ~ Rafael Palmeiro

The direction in which we are moving is more important than where we are at the moment. Goal setting should cause us to stretch as we make our way. ~ Marvin J. Ashton

Worry is negative goal setting. ~ Brian Tracy

There is a universal truth that all successful people know: Nothing is ever done until you take action. ~ John Patrick Hickey

The skill of setting goals and achieving them is the ultimate skill you can ever master. ~ Khoa Bui

Change Your Ordinary Mindset to Think Extra-Ordinary ~ Deep Pandey

Success-minded people tend to be successful, confident, and friendly because they act successful, confident and friendly. People feel comfortable around positive people because positive people feel comfortable with themselves. ~ John Patrick Hickey

God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Riches will come when you follow Cosmic Ordering. ~ Stephen Richards

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. ~ Seneca The Younger

When life is tough, use Cosmic Ordering. When life is great, use Cosmic Ordering. ~ Stephen Richards

It's not about getting out of your comfort zone to reach your goal. It's about widening your comfort zone so far that your goal fits comfortably inside. Once you do that, hitting your goals will be like hitting 3s for Steph Curry. ~ Richie Norton

You don't actually want the things or experiences themselves. You want the good feelings associated with the things or experiences. ~ Marchesa Schroeder

Your thoughts, the way you think is the most powerful influence in your life. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Before building any relationship, think on how your partner could be the best companion to you in achieving your life's earnest goals ~ Rajasaraswathii

You've still got to work toward your goal. Educate yourself. Make plans. Network with peers and colleagues. Join groups related to your goal or aspiration. You've got to put yourself into a position to succeed and then get out of the way. Allow it to happen. ~ Stacie Zinn Roberts

You cannot want more for people than they want for themselves. ~ Johnnie Dent Jr.

If you don't have a goal, you will score zero even if you run with the fastest speed. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

It is better to go forward without a goal, than to have a goal and stay in one place, and it is certainly better than to stay in one place without a goal. ~ Andrzej Sapkowski

Belief in yourself comes from a positive attitude that sees life as worth living and that you have a wonderful part to play in it. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Stop making excuses of why you can't or how hard it is and start making your life matter. ~ John Patrick Hickey

If someone tells you that you can achieve your dreams with little to no work, they are lying to you. ~ John Patrick Hickey

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable ~ Thomas Fowell Buxton

a smart person will think first for the outcome of he's decision before doing the first step ~ Rojade Silva

Goal setting has traditionally been based on past performance. This practice has tended to perpetuate the sins of the past. ~ Joseph M. Juran

What you are prepared to do in order to achieve what you want is the only cost involved in achieving that goal. ~ Steven Redhead

It is amazing to see all that is going on around us and it is people of action who make it all happen. ~ John Patrick Hickey

To achieve in life is A hard story, But that shouldn't scare you. ~ Auliq Ice

Anything you want can come true if you cast it in the form of a "golden goal" and apply EFT-Matrix Reimprinting to get clear and activate it "in the matrix". ~ Caryl Westmore

There is a wonderful power that comes when you know that someone will achieve something great due to your help. ~ John Patrick Hickey

An excuse will not wake up early ~ Johnnie Dent Jr.

I believe that I can teach my children to follow their dreams by following my own. ~ Liimu McGill, The MomStar Manifesto

What's the difference between a dream and a goal?
Ink. That's right. Goals must be written down. ~ Del Suggs

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've
already achieved them. ~ Denis Waitley

You cannot do a goal. Long-term planning and goal-setting must therefore be complemented by short-term planning. This kind of planning requires specifying activities. You can do an activity. Activities are steps along the way to a goal. Let's say you desire security. Putting $10.00 in the bank or talking to your stockbroker about your investment plans are activities that will move you toward your goal. ~ Alan Lakein

There's no point in being committed to a vision if you're not equally committed to making it a reality. ~ Tim Fargo

Here is one of the biggest reasons why keeping your goals in your mind only is dangerous: your brain leaks! ~ John Patrick Hickey

Burnout is not the result of doing too much; it is the result of not getting enough rest. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Don't let goal setting become heavy weights. Remain flexible and allow room for intuitive changes. ~ Kelly Martin

I don't really have goals as far as, I want to be on a cover or something like that. ~ Kim Kardashian

Excessive talking about our plans and dreams lessens our energy to do what is needed to achieve them. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Learning how to set and achieve goals is simply a skill. Once you learn this skill, the whole world is your oyster. ~ Khoa Bui

Nothing happens without action! ~ John Patrick Hickey

There are often two sets of goals in life: those that we establish, and those that really matter. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Life will always have a different plan for you. If you don't give up, you will eventually get to your destination. But towards the end of your life, you may look back and realize that it was never really about the destination; it was the journey that counted. ~ King Samuel Benson

I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train! ~ Shawn Johnson

Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground. ~ Ralph Marston

On your journey to achievement, you should never be without good positive materials and people who will encourage you, excite you and give you a reason to move forward. ~ John Patrick Hickey

Your life is in your hands. Only YOU have the capacity to turn it into a rosy path or a thorn filled one. Increase your vibrational output with Cosmic Ordering and your future will be rosy. ~ Stephen Richards