Victor Cousin Quotes

There are only two rules for being successful: one, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.

Having an aim is the key to achieving your best.

A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.

You've got to know what you want. This is central to acting on your intentions. When you know what you want, you realize that all there is left then is time management. You'll manage your time to achieve your goals because you clearly know what you're trying to achieve in your life.

With a definite, step-by-step plan - ah, what a difference it makes! You cannot fail, because each step carries you along to the next, like a track.

In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.

State your goals at the outset and create realities as you proceed.

All good performance starts with clear goals.

Keep your goals away from the trolls.

The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination.

Never give up on your dreams.

Positive self-direction is the action plan that all winners in life use to turn imagination into reality, fantasy into fact, and dreams into actual goals.

The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

Be clear about what you want to accomplish, and whether the circumstances surrounding you are actively helping you toward the goal.

Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else.

Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.

The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. That's the person who says, 'I'm going to become this' and then begins to work toward that goal

The more clarity you have, the more powerful your goals are.

Without an expectation of success, one is rarely successful.

I control my life and I have never let success run away with me - I've taken it and ran. And the only thing that could threaten my stability is me - I'm my only threat and my own worst enemy. Beyond that, I don't feel successful. I'm nowhere near where I plan to be as far as my goals.

Rich people expect to succeed.

Be clear on where you are and where you want to go and you will get there. It can be the best year of your life.