Michael Hyatt, Living Forward: A Proven Plan To Stop Drifting And Get The Life You Want Quotes
The wise know their days are numbered and act accordingly.
You are in a much better position to serve others when your basic needs are met and your “tank is full”.
Having clarity on where you want to go is one of the most critical components of your life.
By keeping the truly important things front and center, we often get the perspective we need to make better decisions.
You can’t get where you want to go unless you start with where you are.
Anything worthwhile is opposed.
When we have clarity on our destination and are grounded in our current reality, we are equipped to make the best decisions possible.
There is not point keeping up with the Joneses if they’re going someplace you don’t want to go.
Having priorities is essential. So is having them in the right order.
The people who live and lead with the most joy and contentment are those who have clarity about their priorities.
While you can’t control everything, you can control more than you think, and you can live your life with a plan that will dramatically improve your chances of ending up at a destination you choose.
You get what you focus on. What we see ahead impacts the actions we take right now. How we live and lead is directly connected to what we see.
Whatever the goal, small, daily investments can bring big results.
You can do almost anything if you are willing to clarify your commitments and make incremental investments over time to achieve them.
The longer you delay in seizing the treasure, the more likely you’ll lose it. The time to act is now.
You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.
The busier you are, the more intentional you must be.
What could be a better use of your time than establishing a game plan for your life?
You can’t improve what you won’t face and own.
Balance only happens in dynamic tension. Balance is giving not equal but appropriate attention to each of the various categories of your life.
One of the best questions you can ask when something negative happens is this: What does this experience make possible?
People at any stage will profit by taking the wheel and getting pointed in the right direction.
This is the day that everything can change for you.
We have more control than most of us realize. Each day is filled with thousands of opportunities to change the story of our lives.
In planning anything, the best place to begin is at the end. What outcome do you want? How do you want the story to end? How do you want to be remembered when you are gone?
Our lives are shaped by the questions we ask. Good questions lead to good outcomes. Bad questions lead to bad outcomes.
It takes definitive action to see positive gains.
Without a clear destination in view, the challenges on the journey seem pointless.
Our decisions are the one thing we can control. Today’s the day to make those choices really count.
Those who feel satisfied with their personal lives are more satisfied with their careers and perform better.
What do I wish I could be doing if money or status were not an issue?
This is the day that can change everything for you.
The more belief and confidence we feel toward achieving our goal, the higher the probability of our making the changes required to hit our targets.
You can’t change the past, but all of us have the power to change the future.
Self-leadership always precedes team leadership.
How we lead ourselves in life impacts how we lead those around us.
Unless we take the time to regain our perspective and face the reality that life is short, we risk arriving at a destination we didn’t choose—or at least one we wouldn’t prefer.
Gratitude is where every positive attitude starts.
We can’t improve what we don’t assess.
You life matters. You are here for a reason. Your job is to determine why.
So many of us have settled for what is, rather than what could be.
You need to see a future with such clarity and desirability that you will go through all the uncomfortable things like throws at you to attain it.
What we believe about something often creates the outcome we experience.
People lose their way when they lose their why.
You have been given a gift—your life. What will you do with it?
In life, you often get what you expect.
Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management.
Events in one area of our lives cascade into every other area.
You must create more margin so you have room for what’s important, not merely urgent.
If you don’t have a plan for your life, someone else does.
