Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. – Brian Tracy
The rudder of a sailboat doesn’t control the sea, but it does make a huge difference in where the boat goes.
Goals are much the same.
Without goals, one is rudder-less, blown about by the sea.
But, with goals, one has a direction and a means of managing forward progress – a way to steer one’s ship.
A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream… – Brian Tracy Dreams are nice. They are wonderful. They are absolutely necessary. Without dreams the world wouldn’t change for the better. With dreams your life won’t change for the better. * * * But dreams are not enough. You must create, deploy and update a…
Today’s words of wisdom apply in myriad ways. “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” – Albert Einstein Of course, intellectual growth should always continue in one’s life, but there are other key areas as well. Our physical, emotional and spriritual growth and development must continue throughout our lives, if we…
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson You are responsible for what you think, what you feel and what you do. What you think, what you feel and what you do determines what you create, who you become and the legacy you leave. Just as important: your…
When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you. – Walter Payton What are you great at? What have you put the time in to be masterful at? If it’s something great, or even just pretty good, quite likely people are talking to you about it – about your talents,…
“Until you commit your goals to paper, you have intentions that are like seeds without soil” – Anonymous I hear plenty of people say that goal-setting and planning are unnecessary or limiting. That if they narrow their focus or thoughts to a particular outcome that they might miss out on something better. Or, people say that…
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. – John McEnroe Always make sure you learn.* Otherwise, what’s losing for? ***** * And make sure you learn when you win too!