Joel A. Barker Quotes

Dream Big. Start small. Act now.

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

If you have a vision and you are trying to accomplish something, you have to be competitive, or things are going to slip by you.

Vision without execution is hallucination.

It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

Vision without execution is delusion.

Anyone can be something. Leaders want to do something.

If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.

Many people have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger. The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps -- we must step up the stairs.

The Bible says, 'Where there is no vision, the people perish.' Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

Nothing in the world was ever built without a dream at the beginning.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Even in an organization that's doing something big and bold, there's the mundane, day-to-day execution work of keeping it going. But people need to stay connected to the boldness, to the vision, and stay plugged in to the main vein of the dream.

In order to get somewhere in life, you need to have a vision. The vision brings you to the table. Without a vision, you just do what everybody else does and you are just there.

In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Once an organization has a strong sense of mission, leaders can focus on trying new things.

Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead!

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen.

Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare.

Without execution, 'vision' is just another word for hallucination.

It's important to set a tone and get some momentum.