Paulo Coelho Quotes

Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.

Focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination.

Well, I always know what I want. And when you know what you want--you go toward it. Sometimes you go very fast, and sometimes only an inch a year. Perhaps you feel happier when you go fast. I don't know. I've forgotten the difference long ago, because it really doesn't matter, so long as you move.

See what is worth learning, and what is worth doing. Thus, you gain an understanding of what is vital, and what is not vital. You need to learn what is important and what is not important. You need to understand what will move you upwards and onwards, and what will hinder you from traveling the higher path.

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

Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.

The direction in which we are moving is more important than where we are at the moment. Goal setting should cause us to stretch as we make our way.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

Women need to think about where they've been, where they are, where they're going, and how they're going to get there.

You've just got to know yourself, and know what you're worth, and know where you're going, and know that you can always, always learn more.

There's always things that I can improve on.

For me, it's just staying in the present, enjoying what I'm doing, and making sure I'm making the kind of improvements and moves forward that I want to.

You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.

Goals reflect your choice of destination.

What matters is where you want to go. Focus in the right direction!

Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.

You don't really want to be always thinking about the future, always thinking about where you're heading for. You've got to think about how you're getting there.

If you don't change the direction you are going, then you're likely to end up where you're heading.

Mastery is the art of setting your foot on the path.

A dozen times a day we come to a fork in the road and must decide which way we will go. It is important to get our ultimate objectives clearly in mind so that we do not become distracted at each fork in the road by the irrelevant questions: Which is the easier or more pleasant way? Or, Which way are others going?

. . . What do you wish to be? What would you like to become?” I did not know, and I told her so, but the question worried me. Should I know? “There is time,” she said, “but the sooner you know, the sooner you can plan. To have a goal is the important thing, and to work toward it. Then, if you decide you wish to do something different, you will at least have been moving, you will have been going somewhere, you will have been learning.

To enjoy your goals, think of them as signposts, pointing you in a certain direction. They give you a focus and help your energy to get moving. The way you go is up to you; you can get very uptight focusing only on getting to your goal or you can relax and enjoy the entire journey, appreciating every unexpected bend and turn of the road, every new opportunity for learning and feeling.

Every time you learn you can do something, you can go a little bit faster next time.