Les Brown Quotes

I'm not scared of growing old, I'm just scared of not achieving everything that I want to do.

It is an everlasting desire to make my dreams come true. And it's getting to the point now where it's like, come on I want my dreams to come true so that I can get on with the rest of my life. Sometimes I think about the rest of my life when I'm done.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there - or failing to get there.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

I had a dream, and I'm living it.

My life has always been about making certain I accrue the skills necessary to make my ambitions real.

What fulfills me are the goals that I have in life. And those goals are not just about scoring goals, although the goals give me a lot of strength and happiness.

The reason so many individuals fail to achieve their goals in life is that they never really set them in the first place

Lasting happiness comes from steadily working to accomplish your goals and advancing in the direction of your life's purpose.

When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up.

Without aspirations for a better existence, you're stuck in the mud and going nowhere.

A goal is the basic unit of life design.

No man is happy without a goal, and no man can be happy without faith in his own ability to reach that goal.

If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it's exciting when it works out.

Goal setting is fine if you want to be the warrior archetype. These people are setting goals constantly and trying to get someplace else. They say, "If you don't know where you are going, then you won't know when you get there."

Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow.

When you find your heart's desire, you'll have the key to unlocking your potential in every other part of your life.

Life is pulled by goals and pushed by drive. Make sure you have both!

Goal setting is the most important aspect of all improvement and personal development plans. Confidence is important, determination is vital, certain personality traits contribute to success, but they all come into focus in goal setting.

Only when men are connected to large, universal goals are they really happy-and one result of their happiness is a rush of creative activity.

People are happiest when they're trying to achieve goals that are difficult but not out of reach.

Most people know how to set goals; few know how to achieve them.

You can determine what your future holds based on how much time and energy you spend working on yourself now. Find out what it is you want, and go after it as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does.

Make a wish with all your heart and chase every dream you have. Only you can reach your goals. No one else can achieve them for you