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Category Archives: goals
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men – English Proverb What does that mean? Also seen as “worth 10 pressed men” and other numeric ratios. A ‘press gang’ was a term for people conscripted, usually informally, by military units … Continue reading
Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.
Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. – Wilfred Peterson What does that mean? Success is defined differently for each of us. Yet however we each define it, … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, desire, focus, goals, power, success
Tagged @GorjisOne, focusing, power, success, Wilfred Peterson
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Everyone wants to lead a happy life, a meaningful life. In order to fulfill this goal our practice should be realistic.
Everyone wants to lead a happy life, a meaningful life. In order to fulfill this goal our practice should be realistic. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? While I believe every goal can be achieved, eventually, there are limits to … Continue reading
Posted in common sense, contentment, doing, goals, happiness, plan
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, happy, meaningful, realistic
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No matter what our motivation may be, if we are not realistic we will not fulfill our goal.
No matter what our motivation may be, if we are not realistic we will not fulfill our goal. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? Ah, the age old battle between reality and idealism. We all want something, and much of … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, calm, goals, ideals, motivation, passion
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, goal, motivation, realistic
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You’ve learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you’ve learned to make gold work for you.
You’ve learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you’ve learned to make gold work for you. – George S. Clason What … Continue reading
Improvement begins with I.
Improvement begins with I. – Arnold H. Glasgow also seen spelled as Glasow What does that mean? This is just one of those obvious quotes, isn’t it? How are you going to improve? Will random chance cause a spontaneous improve-ment? … Continue reading
Posted in action, direction, goals, improve, motivation, personal growth
Tagged @DavidRoads, begins, Glasgow, Improvement, resolutions
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There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these.
There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these. – Michael Nolan What does that mean? To me, the quote is about having ADD. Everything around me is shiny. Everything … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, focus, goals, habits, judgement, plan
Tagged @Priyafengshui, catch, eye, many, Michael Nolan
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No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.
No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. – Anna Pavlova What does that mean? I heard versions of this quote when I was young. The basic idea is that there are plenty of people … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, discipline, goals, improve, perseverance, work
Tagged @quotepage, Anna Pavlova, genius, talented, work
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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe What does that mean? While some might state that we are shaped by what we hate, I believe that not everyone is motivated primarily by hate. Hate … Continue reading
Posted in direction, effort, goals, love, motivation, repetition
Tagged @tonyrobbins, fashioned, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, love, shaped
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He who can not endure the bad will not live to see the good.
He who can not endure the bad will not live to see the good. – Jewish Proverb What does that mean? This is a bit of practical wisdom, from a people who have known the bad times. To me, this … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, goals, judgement, self improvement, strength, value
Tagged @LorileeThews, bad, endure, good, Jewish Proverb
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Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. – Robert Schuller What does that mean? This quote is urging us to go against a basic force of human nature. If you drop one thing, what do … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, creativity, focus, goals, question, thinking
Tagged @QuoteGym, left, look, lost, Robert Schuller
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Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.
Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen. – Ralph Marston What does that mean? This is a line from a much longer text, about 6 tweets long. The … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, failure, focus, goals, motivation, obstacles
Tagged @DavidRoads, excuses, focus, Ralph Marston, reasons
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If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. – Epictetus What does that mean? This is an interesting way of putting forward the question. How would you find ways to become better if you didn’t think you … Continue reading
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou What does that mean? Things happen in life. Some of those things change our path in life. Some of them even change … Continue reading
Posted in choice, dignity, failure, goals, self-image, struggle
Tagged @NetworkerMK, changed, happens, Maya Angelou, reduced
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Every path has its puddle.
Every path has its puddle. – English Proverb What does that mean? To me, this is a fairly good represen-tation of life in general. We all travel down our path. We often come to forks or intersections among the paths. … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, goals, obstacles, plan, risk, self improvement
Tagged @Sports_HQ, attitude, English Proverb, path, puddle
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