Thoughts—Goals	
QUICK CHECK:
1.	 Stein:		What	is	the	first	step	to	getting	the	things		
you	want	out	of	life?	
2.	 Nightingale:		 Why	do	people	with	goals	
	 succeed?
3.	 Why	does	Byron	believe	goals	need	to	be	
	 written	down	on	paper?
4.	 Clark:		What	5	burdens	do	you	need	to	take	off		
to	travel	far	and	fast?	
5.	 Goldstein:	 What	is	the	trick	in	life?
6.	 Griffith:	What	is	a	goal?
7.	 Switzer:		 When	do	you	get	what	you	want?
8.	 Holliwell:	 What	creates	power?
9.	 Patton:	What	do	you	need	to	overcome?
10.	 Robbins:	 What	turns	the	invisible	to	visible?
11	 Confucius:	a)Don't	adjust	what?		b)Adjust	what?
12.	 Obama:	What	is	a	lesson	of	her	life?
13.	 a)	Which	quote	did	you	like?		b)	 Why?	
The	first	step	to	getting	the	things	you	want	out	of	
life	is	this:		decide	what	you	want.					—Ben	Stein
People	with	goals	 succeed	 because	they	know	 where	
they’re	going.	 	 	 —Earl	Nightingale
The	world	has	the	habit	of	making	room	for	the	man	
whose	words	and	actions	show	that	he	knows	where	
he	is	going.	 	 	 —Napoleon	Hill
Write	down	on	paper	your	goal	in	life.		 With	that	
down	in	black	and	white,	we	really	can	get	
somewhere.		Few	can	define	their	goal,	much	less	
write	it.		You	cannot	find	happiness	until	your	goal	
is	clear	and	in	view.	 	 —Ross	Byron
If	you	wish	to	travel	far	and	fast,	travel	light.		 Take	
off	all	your	burdens	of	envies,	jealousies,	
unforgiveness,	selfishness,	and	fears.	—Glenn	Clark
The	trick	in	life	is	to	decide	what’s	your	major	aim:	
to	be	rich,	a	gold	champion,	world’s	best	father,	or	
other.		Once	that’s	settled,	you	can	get	on	with	the	
happy,	orderly	process	of	achieving	it.
	 	 	 —Stanley	Goldstein
You	have	to	have	a	dream	so	you	can	get	up	in	the	
morning.	 	 —Billy	Wilder
A	goal	is	nothing	more	than	a	dream	with	a	time	
limit.	 	 	 —Joe	Griffith
You	seldom	get	what	you	go	after	unless	you	know	
in	advance	what	you	want.	 —Maurice	Switzer
Desire	creates	the	power.				—Raymond	Holliwell
You	need	to	overcome	the	tug	of	people	against	you	
as	you	reach	for	high	goals.		 	
—George	Patton
The	poor	man	is	not	he	who	is	without	a	cent,	but	he	
who	is	without	a	dream.	 —Harry	Kemp	
Goals	make	your	thoughts;	thoughts	make	your	life.	
Setting	goals	is	the	first	step	in	turning	the	invisible	
into	the	visible.	 —Tony	Robbins
When	it	is	obvious	that	the	goals	cannot	be	reached;	
don't	adjust	the	goals,	adjust	the	action	steps.
	 	 	 	 —Confucius
One	of	the	lessons	that	I	grew	up	with	was	to	
always	stay	true	to	
yourself	and	never	
let	what	somebody	
else	says	distract	you	
from	your	goals.		And	
so	when	I	hear	about	
negative	and	false	
attacks,	I	don't	invest	
any	energy	in	them,	
because	I	know	
who	I	am.	 	
—	Michelle	Obama
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