Quotes & Sayings About Goal Setting

The most important rules that I ever adopted to help me in achieving my goals were those I learned from a very successful man who taught me to first write down the goal, and then to never leave the site of setting a goal without first taking some form of positive action toward its attainment. — Tony Robbins

The greatest power in the world is choice. — John Patrick Hickey

It's not your end goal that gives life to your required actions, it's your required actions that give life to your end goal. — Anonymous

Anyone who is so busy that they do not have time to enjoy what life has for them are just too busy. — John Patrick Hickey

Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time. — Bob Proctor

Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. — Zach Johnson

Having an exciting destination is like setting a needle in your compass. From then on, the compass knows only one point - its ideal. And it will faithfully guide you there through the darkest nights and fiercest storms — Daniel Boone

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

low income does not mean low expectations — Johnnie Dent Jr.

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

If you want to achieve success, there cannot be a Plan B. — John Patrick Hickey

A purposeless and goalless life is meaningless — Sunday Adelaja

You can write and visualize goals all you want, but if you do not take action, your goals will never become a reality. To obtain a goal you have never before achieved will require tasks you have never before done. — Cameron C. Taylor

Purpose creates a belief in a higher power, directing you toward your goal on the best path possible. — Lawren Leo

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

Each of us have a choice to make. Will we choose to achieve our dreams or will we choose to allow others to use us to achieve their dreams. — John Patrick Hickey

All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose. — Brian Tracy

Be aware that how you feel has a direct impact on your thinking process. When we set standards for ourselves they seem objective, but standards and goal-setting are totally subjective and personal. From The Biology of Success. — Robert Arnot

We do believe in setting goals. We live by goals. In athletics we always have a goal. When we go to school, we have the goal of graduation and degrees. Our total existence is goal-oriented. We must have goals to make progress, encouraged by keeping records ... as the swimmer or the jumper or the runner does ... Progress is easier when it is timed, checked, and measured ... Goals are good. Laboring with a distant aim sets the mind in a higher key and puts us at our best. Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain. — Spencer W. Kimball

Try for once to justify the meaning of your existence as it were a posteriori by setting yourself an aim, a goal ... an exalted and noble 'to this end.' Perish in pursuit of this and only this — Friedrich Nietzsche

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

A goal is not just an object on a pitch; it is also a milestone on your journey of excellence. — Onyi Anyado

Man is adept at navigating the globe and beyond - yet doubt finding his own destiny — Gino Norris

I get it! Something painful happens and that hate flares within and sticks around. Hate keeps the pain; forgiveness let's it go. Hate breeds poison, forgiveness breeds peace. When you chain yourself to hate, you chain yourself to pain. — Tony Curl

I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, 'OK, I'm looking back on my life. I want to minimise the number of regrets I have.' And I knew that when I was 80, I was not going to regret having tried this. I was not going to regret trying to participate in this thing called the Internet that I thought was going to be a really big deal. I knew that if I failed, I wouldn't regret that. But I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried. I knew that that would haunt me every day. — Jeff Bezos

If you are setting a goal without understanding the reason for it, then maybe you should reevaluate the goal in general. — Tina Brown

Goal setting is the essence of life. Tenaciously pursue your goals not for external praise but for inner reward. It makes you a better person, parent, professional. It is important to be constantly growing. — Bob Proctor

My two most unproductive days of the week have always been yesterday and tomorrow. Keeping that in mind, I try to focus majority of my attention on today. — Mark W. Boyer

A great imperative imparts a wonderful impulse to the spirit. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Often times it is difficult to rely on your judgment when the focus on your true objective is out of alignment. — Mark W. Boyer

Your 'Ideal Parallel World' must be so grand that if you told it to 99% of your friends, they would laugh - some because they would think you were joking and some because they would think the goal impossible. — Kevin Michel

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

Sometimes we just have to suck it up and do what we have to do, until we are able to do what we want to do. — Mark W. Boyer

Most of us can only deny short-term pleasures because we see a realistic path between self-denial now and something better down the road. — David Brooks

Happiness, wealth, and success are by-products of goal setting, they cannot be the goal themselves. — Denis Waitley

Consider your goal like a war to win and use whatever strategies you know to win — Bangambiki Habyarimana

A sense of accomplishment Ahh yes. There's just (Nothing like it) Today, KNOW You can make it happen like no other. It's the Truth. Lean into the direction of your dreams today. Everything is brewing for you, all that you want is on the brink of complete overflow. Get out of your own way and Allow the overflow to happen. — Sereda Aleta Dailey

Determination knows that you can do what it takes, even if that is hard or frightening, in order to achieve the goal you seek. — John Patrick Hickey

Goal setting is another integral part of achieving any dream. It is what takes a supernatural vision into the material realm where we can see it being accomplished. — Phil Pringle

Don't be the person who has an overflowing cup of knowledge but an inactive state of action. That serves no-one, that serves no purpose. — Tony Curl

Good enough may be an acceptable end, but it should never be an acceptable goal. — James Rozoff

He who takes his eyes off the goal has a good chance of not scoring!" - Allan Rufus -
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God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you. — John Patrick Hickey

I want you to believe in yourself, and take chances, even if it is scary and even if you don't know what you are doing yet. — Auliq Ice

Those who care how they look care how they live and they will be the achievers. — John Patrick Hickey

Always remember, success leaves clues. — John Patrick Hickey

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

When our purpose is external, we may never find it. If we tie our purpose or meaning to our vocation, goal or an activity, we're more than likely setting ourselves up for suffering down the line. — Kris Carr

It is never wise to run any race but your own. — Tim Fargo

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

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. I don't mean to be reckless, but setting a goal that seems a bit daunting actually is very helpful toward recovery. — Christopher

I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than our bodies. — Chloe Grace Moretz

Recipe for a dissatisfied adulthood is setting goals that are especially difficult to attain. Measured by life satisfaction 20 years later, the least promising goal that a young person could have was becoming accomplished in a performing art. — Daniel Kahneman

Allow your past achievements to provide fuel for your current goals. — Josh Hinds

When you fill life with mourning and complaints, your accomplishments will be a little lower than success. — Auliq Ice

There's nothing wrong with setting goals, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay attention to the day-to-day details. — Don Shula

I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don't like surprises. I don't even like good surprises. — Abigail Johnson

Money can be the reward for efforts, but it should not be the reason for them. You must have something bigger than that. — John Patrick Hickey

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

Positive energy is your priceless life force. Protect it. Don't allow people to draw from your reserves; select friends who recharge your energies ... I'm not asking you to cut people out of your life, but I am asking you to invest your time with people who will push you to be your best. Winners love to see other people win. — Chalene Johnson

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

goal-setting, positive thinking, visualizing, and believing. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Successful people have always been the ones to learn from the mistakes of others as well as from their successes. — John Patrick Hickey

A visionary company is one which is seen growing in a consistent pattern by being goal oriented driven by a vision and a mission — Henrietta Newton Martin

When setting a long-term goal, find the pace necessary to achieve it. — Rickson Gracie

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

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years — Henry Moore

Think out of the box but stay in the yard. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

I subscribe to the thought that it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. What matters is what works. — Tony Curl

If you believe, you can achieve the set-goal. — Lailah Gifty Akita

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life. — Kristi Yamaguchi

If your faith doesn't remove the mountain ... Get to climbing. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

Do not allow your thoughts of what was to steal what can be. — John Patrick Hickey

The vital difference between dreamers and achievers boils down to some very basic, simple habits. People with clear, *written-out* goals who consistently honor their defined priorities tend to get results faster than others, and enjoy a greater level of happiness and long-term success in all areas of life. Yet most of us have never been formally taught a system of goal-setting and mastery that can be applied to health and fitness. — Chalene Johnson

Living a life somewhere else in your mind is nothing more than being a prisoner where you are. — Shannon L. Alder

Goals need to build like a fire. It starts as a flame consuming all you put into it and burns hotter and hotter the more you work at it. — John Patrick Hickey

Knowing your purpose on earth is simple, but the task here is to bring about the success of your destiny. — Michael Bassey Johnson

People tend to spend so much time focusing on what they feel they can't do, rather examining the true potential of what they can. — Mark W. Boyer

Success-minded people know that nothing is without a reason. — John Patrick Hickey

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

Each person has the potential to be good and productive, yet I also know that many people never begin to tap their true potential. It is human nature to surrender to the lowest common denominator. We must purposely strive to move ahead and achieve. — John Patrick Hickey

When we set a goal we are fulfilling our destiny. Even if we do not reach it, we have changed our lives and the lives of others by attempting to reach it. — Lawren Leo

The key thing in management is goal setting. In medicine, goal-based approach is particularly important. Management should be aimed at minimizing health damage and, with a high degree of correlation, at reducing mortality — Abel Aganbegyan

I appreciate being able to give back to charities I care about such as the American Diabetes Association - my older sister passed away from diabetes - and Figure Skating in Harlem, which teaches young girls about confidence, focus and goal-setting. — Tamara Tunie

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

To assume that I can even begin to chart a 'straight' path is probably the best way I can take myself 'straight' to the very place I don't want to go. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

It is very difficult to understand man. It is also very difficult to understand what a man does. If he is able to give an explanation, it may be easier. Even then everything can not be understood. Words have their limitation and comprehension, its limits. So if we are able to understand 25% of what is being said, even that should be deemed, as good communication skills are very good. Beyond this one should not even aspire for. — Acharya Mahapragya

You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions. — Gary Ryan Blair

Our body is the vehicle that we are given for our journey and if we do not take care of it, we will find ourselves broken down on the side of the road facing costly and time-consuming repairs. — John Patrick Hickey

Writing out a goal allows us to see it in words. It creates a statement that does not change; it is something that we can go back to repeatedly for direction and clarity. — John Patrick Hickey

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

Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level - neither too low nor too high. A good goal should be lofty enough to inspire hard work, yet realistic enough to provide solid hope of attainment. — Greg Norman

Asking questions is not a matter of weakness or of being uninformed. In fact, people who ask a lot of questions tend to achieve more and learn more than those who do not. — John Patrick Hickey

Setting goals is one of the most important things you can do to guarantee your personal, professional and financial success. Goals are like a road map to your target destination. Each goal accomplished is another mile behind you on the way to where you want to be. — Mark Victor Hansen

I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures. — Neal A. Maxwell

If you do not get the chills when you set your goal you're not setting big enough goals. — Bob Proctor

Attributing to another author, Writing a novel is like setting a goal and walking there in your sleep. — Karl Ove Knausgard

Success needs you to give yourself goals to aim for. — Auliq Ice

Modest, conventional expectations weren't enough to lure Adam Brown away from the power of drug addiction that ensnared him. Instead, the college dropout already in his mid-twenties found only the big, near-impossible dream of being a Navy SEAL captivating enough to consistently draw him to different choices. — Eric Blehm

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