Arnold H. Glasow Quotes

Getting in touch with your life purpose is important.

A goal is the basic unit of life design.

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.

I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm running towards. But as some great writer put it, I want to be certain that when I arrive at death, I'm totally exhausted.

One doesn't necessarily have a mission.

We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.

And I don't know where I'm heading. I mean, I've got a pretty good idea of what I want in life.

What do you want? What do you want your life to be? What do you want your testimony to be? Go for it!

I don't really sit there and think, 'What would I like my life to be?'

You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.

My father always used to ask me what my aim in life is. I used to tell him I don't have any.

Every day of my life is a dream goal.

Plant the seed, set the target, live your life.

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives.

Every day can be a platform to get you closer to your mountaintop. And yet, too many people live life by accident.

Intentional living is the bridge to significance. At the end of every year, I take time out to reflect and evaluate the events of the previous year - what went well and what needed improvement. From that inventory, I lay out my next year - how I intend to live, make the best use of time and maximize adding value to others. Success asks, 'How can I add value to myself?' Significance asks, 'How can I add value to others?' It is your intention that lends itself to significance.

I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.

I'm not sure yet what my higher mission is, but I have a feeling it might be great. Before, I thought my mission was death, but now my mission is life.

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

I promise my students that if they take the time to figure out their life purpose, they'll look back on it as the most important thing they discovered while at school. If they don't figure it out, they will just sail off without a rudder and get buffeted in the very rough seas of life.

I feel I should be trying to complete my life, whatever 'completing a life' means.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.

The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become.

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.

I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary.