“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.  — Ben Stein

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
- Zig Ziglar

“A goal without a deadline is not really a goal…it’s a wish.” –Author Unknown

“It’s time to start living the life we’ve imagined.” — Henry James

The Victor
By C.W. Longenecker

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you like to win but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost.
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are.
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win the prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.

You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures. ~Charles C. Noble

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

I’m a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it’s about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us. –Jack Canfield

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up. –J.M. Power