Peter Senge Quotes

The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass - when what we do doesn't contribute to what is most important in our lives.

I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day.

Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.

I believe life takes us where we need to be.

I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

It is not the question, what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up.

How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.

I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose.

If you don't know what your family stands for and what your life situation is, you're in trouble.

Even when I was starting out, I knew there were certain things that I didn't want to do or wanted to do.

'First things first' might be a cliche, but it's a useful one that means prioritizing what matters most to you and believing there is no wrong answer. When it comes to figuring this out for yourself, the careful binary of work or life entirely misses the point.

Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.

The most important knowledge is that which guides the way you lead your life.

Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you.

Be really, really true to yourself. That to me, has been key to me in understanding how I want to live the second half of my life.

Besides, I can't get to where I want to go by conscious or unconscious suicide. I've got my strange little life to lead. Leading it the best I can - that's how I buy the ticket to where I want to be.

Throughout life, we get clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed if you stay focused, then you learn your lessons.

It's important to know what you're going to spend your life on, and the only way you're going to find that is by connecting with the force inside yourself.

When people find out what it is that's ticking in them, they get straightened out.

Once you embrace that WHO you are defines you, you can conquer the world. What matters is what's in your heart, what your goals are and what kind of life you want to lead.

Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.

Have I done what is really important today?

I think the terminology I would use is 'a continuous process of reflection'. I've always thought of only two questions that have mattered to me personally. One is what is really needed in the world and the second is what's really important to me and how these two intersect. It's always been a reflective process - spiraling around these two poles.

You have to really respect your path, or you will lose your mind.