Personal Quotes
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.
When employees are working to attain passion and progress in every area of life, the are less likely to be cynical or apathetic.
One’s personal life and work are inseparable.
How we live as leaders matters.
The secret to staying atop your priorities is to schooled regular times for review and reflection.
A plan is worthless unless you review it on a regular basis.
Some of the greatest insights we have ever experienced were those we least expected.
People rarely get more of anything until they have learned to be grateful for what they already have.
You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.
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.
The wise know their days are numbered and act accordingly.
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.
When we are gone, the only essential thing we will leave behind are the memories we create in the lives of those we have touched and those we love.
By no longer relying on approval from others for (false) reassurance or acceptance, you access a Divine channel of freedom.
Never fight any progressive moves unless you can move faster to achieve something different.
The most important thinganyone who is looking at a career, especially students, can do is toremember that strengthening and developing your employ-abilityis your personal responsibility.
If you don’t take control of yourcareer development, it’s highly unlikely that anyone else will!
The best way to prepare for life is acombination of formal traditional education, reading, seminars, and workshops, coupled with experience as well as tapping into the knowledge of experienced people.
Your self-esteem and emotional strength relies solely onhow you think and how you see things around you.
Work and Life are not separate spheres. They are integratedmoments in life that happen throughout the day.
The idea that “work” competes with “life” ignores that “life” is actually the intersection and interaction of four major domains: work, home, community, and the private self.