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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do~Epictetus
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe
~Anatole France
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps ~Confucius
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ~C.S. Lewis
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
~Albert Einstein
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts ~Churchill
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it~Michelangelo
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end~Ursula K. LeGuin
Thanks Tina-Sue, great quotes as usual! Wherever do you find them all?
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in, Wendy.
ReplyDeleteI actually have files upon files of quotes that I have collected over the years!
Nice quotes. Just remember there's a difference between Goals and Dreams. Goals need to be things you can word toward and measure. Dreams are those things you'd like, but are out of your control.
ReplyDeleteMake the NY Times best seller list? A dream, because you can't control who buys your book. A goal? Write the best book you can, query agents, editors, etc. Keep track of your progress. "Get an agent" is a dream, but "submit 5 query letters" is a measurable goal.
Hey! I didn't know you moved Thoughtful Thursday over here! Cool.
ReplyDeleteNice quotes as usual.
...I think this is the first time anyone has criticized your quotes! Difference between goals and dreams? That's debatable. Holy cows...guess everyone has an opinion.
Um .... I most certainly did NOT criticize these quotes, and I'm sorry if anyone took my comment in that way. I believe I even began my comment with praise for the quotes.
ReplyDeleteThere IS a difference between reaching a goal you can control and having a dream come true. Goal Setting is different from wishing.
I've done numerous blog posts and attended many workshops on goal setting. Notes from one of them can be found here:
If this blog isn't open to discussion, I apologize for intruding.
@Terry, I did not take your comments as criticism!
ReplyDeleteThank-you for dropping by and commenting.
This blog is *always* open for discussion. Which is a major pitfall but also keeps life on the APA blog pretty interesting.
@SNP Thoughtful Thursday has been here for awhile. I guess anything and everything is up for debate?
I'm printing these and sticking them on my fridge.
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