Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.

I was not sure where I was going, and I could not see what I would do when I got [there]. But you saw further and clearer than I, and you opened the seas before my ship, whose track led me across the waters to a place I had never dreamed of, and which you were even then preparing to be my rescue and my shelter and my home.

People lose their way when they lose their why.

What do I wish I could be doing if money or status were not an issue?

A life of living free and taking endless satisfaction from a person’s promiscuous meanderings entails intermittently retooling oneself to meet a desired future. Perhaps the most difficult challenge of life is detecting when the ground moves beneath us and then nimbly shifting our mental perspective.

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.

How we lead ourselves in life impacts how we lead those around us.

You have to have more than hope to get what you want in life.

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.

Truth changes with the season of our emotions. It is the shadow that moves with the phases of our inner sun. When the nights falls, only our perception can guess where it hides in the dark. Within every solar system of the soul lies a plan of what truth is--- the design God has created, in our own unique story. This is as varying as the constellations, and as turning as the tide. It is not one truth we live to, but many. If we ever hope to determine if there is such a thing as truth, apart from cultural and personal preferences, we must acknowledge that we are then aiming to discover something greater than ourselves, something that transcends culture and individual inclinations. Some say that we must look beyond ourselves and outside of ourselves. However, we don’t need to look farther than what is already in each other. If there was any great plan from a higher power it is a simplistic, repetitious theme found in all religions; the basic core importance to unity comes from shared theological and humanistic virtues. Beyond the synagogue, mosques, temples, churches, missionary work, church positions and religious rituals comes a simple “message of truth” found in all of us, that binds theology---holistic virtues combined with purpose is the foundation of spiritual evolution. The diversity among us all is not divided truth, but the opportunity for unity through these shared values. Truth is the framework and roadmap of positive virtues. It unifies diversity when we choose to see it and use it. It is simple message often lost among the rituals, cultural traditions and socializing that goes on behind the chapel doors of any religion or spiritual theology. As we fight among ourselves about what religion, culture or race is right, we often lose site of the simple message any great orator has whispered through time----a simplistic story explaining the importance of virtues, which magically reemphasizes the importance of loving one another through service.

Intuition goes before you, showing you the way. Emotion follows behind, to let you know when you go astray. Listen to your inner voice. It is the calling of your spiritual GPS system seeking to keep you on track towards your true destiny.

Not accomplishing your Life Plan is a tragic act of free will. It is akin to charting an elaborate vacation itinerary before arriving at your holiday destination, with all kinds of plans for outdoor adventures and intentions to go sightseeing and shopping, but then ending up spending the whole trip in your hotel room ordering from room service and watching television. In a similar fashion the unconscious soul spends a lifetime in the semi-conscious state of Divine Disconnection and then returns home mostly ‘empty-handed’.

If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.

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.

When you do the things in the present that you can see, you are shaping the future that you are yet to see.

What we believe about something often creates the outcome we experience.

Never leave your life plan to be determined by people who are not going where you are going. For the sake of your dreams and also for the sake of the people God created to benefit from your God-give talents, stay away from toxic people. Mount the shoulder giants and see farther ahead!

Don’t live life anyhow, else you get anywhere. Plan your life somehow and you can get somewhere. A slow plan is better than no plan.

God’s will for you is to make you more like Jesus. Christlikeness is your target, your goal, your vision, and the reason you were created. You are set apart to be like Jesus. That goal will take the rest of your life to accomplish." (Life Hacks, p.61)

Those who feel satisfied with their personal lives are more satisfied with their careers and perform better.

You have been given a gift—your life. What will you do with it?

Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don’t necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

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.

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.

We have more control than most of us realize. Each day is filled with thousands of opportunities to change the story of our lives.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

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.

When what you value and dream about doesn’t match the life you are living, you have pain.

Strategy without execution is hallucination.

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

your abuser tried to map your life for you. But he does not own you, and you have the freedom and the power to overcome and transcend the (negative) associations. You deserve to be happy, to be free of any feelings of shame or guilt or fear. You have the right to a completely satisfying sexual life. You are a righteous young woman. If you can get in touch with the feelings and consciously change the awful associations, you can re-map your life.

People who made their dreams come true didn’t simply go after it. They changed the person they were, in order to fit the type of person that would live that type of dream.