Paul Arden (1940–2008) writer
Source: It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be
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Paul Arden (1940–2008) writer
Source: It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 38
“So where do you start when you want to start your life again?”
Douglas Coupland Hey Nostradamus!
Source: Hey Nostradamus!
James Allen (1864–1912) British philosophical writer
As A Man Thinketh (1902), Visions and Ideals
Context: In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. Gifts, powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.
The Vision that you glorify in your mind, the Ideal that you enthrone in your heart — this you will build your life by, this you will become.
Michio Kushi (1926–2014) Japanese educator
Source: Spiritual Journey: Michio Kushi's Guide to Endless Self-Realization and Freedom (1994, with Edward Esko), p. 64
Stephen R. Covey book First Things First
Source: First Things First (1994), p. 113
Context: It's not enough to have values without vision; you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler. An empowering mission statement deals with both character and competence; what you want to be and what you want to do in your life.
Doug Stanhope (1967) American stand-up comedian, actor, and author
When asked, "What would constitute 'complete happiness' to Doug Stanhope (you)?" Doug Stanhope interview http://markprindle.com/stanhope-i.htm, MarkPrindle.com, 2007 <br class="br">Miscellaneous
David Brooks (1961) American journalist, commentator and editor
2010s
Source: [David, Brooks, http://graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0088-brooks.htm, Commencement Address, May 14, 2011]