Jillian Michaels Quotes

Forward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had correctly identified which way was forward.

Take the best action toward your most important goal right now.

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.

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.

I'm somebody that sets goals, enjoys the preparation and the planning to achieve those goals, and then really enjoys going through that plan really disciplined and achieving those goals... I enjoy the whole process. If you fail, you can backtrack and see, 'OK, that didn't go well, let's try something else and let's go that other route.'

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.

To be strategic is to concentrate on what is important, on those few objectives that can give us a comparative advantage, on what is important to us rather than others, and to plan and execute the resulting plan with determination and steadfastness.

Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life.

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.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

Your ability to set goals and to make plans for their accomplishment is the master skill of success.

Start with a picture of your goal as already achieved in the future, and work back to the present. Imagine the steps that you would have taken to get from where you are now to where you want to be.

The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which enable one to recognize the best method as to attain it; the singleness of purpose; and, lastly, . . . stubborn will.

Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even should they rarely stick to their plan.

If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they'll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.

You perform at your best when you are working continually on high-priority goals and objectives.

No business can do everything. Even if it has the money, it will never have enough good people. It has to set priorities. The worst thing to do is a little bit of everything. This makes sure that nothing is being accomplished. It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all.

Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.

Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger

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

Your ability to set and achieve goals is perhaps the most important skill you can ever develop.

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