W. Clement Stone Quotes

If you don't clarify your goal, you'll never identify the best approach.

He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain.

Only when you have got a clear statement of what you want to achieve, do you ask yourself how you are going to achieve it. In the military we are taught never to go for a single answer, no matter how obvious that might be.

Because if you're prepared and you know what it takes, it's not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.

A policy needs a clear goal.

As a mayor, my instinct is to really think about how to get something done and not to make the promise unless you have some view of the pathway. You don't have to have it all figured out, but you have to have a pathway there.

We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.

Set daily, monthly and long term goals and dreams. Don't ever be afraid to dream too big. Nothing is impossible. If you believe in yourself, you can achieve it.

People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.

You can not achieve an aim unless you have a method.

The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building - steadily building.

The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.

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.

Any system or blueprint for success is better than none at all. Think on paper.

Having a goal in your mind helps you manifest it in some way.

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

Take action in order to move toward your goals.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.

Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment.

In order not to end up like the masses out there who are merely wandering and unsure of their goals and dreams, your objective must be clear. When your purpose is clear, your life will have meaning.

All goal setting must be immediately followed by both the development of a plan, and massive and consistent action toward its fulfillment.

The more clearly defined and keenly desired your goals, the more of your natural creativity will be released for goal attainment.

Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do.