Melody Beattie Quotes

You will have many more goals in the years ahead. But do not confuse a goal with a purpose.

You gotta have goals!

All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.

You must have goals in your life, or otherwise be prepared to be used by those who do have them.

There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.

I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.

I have so many goals.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

The fuel of ambition is not the problem; it is the focus of ambition that frees or betrays us.

Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project.

Happiness, wealth, and success are by-products of goal setting, they cannot be the goal themselves.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.

Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.

Be winged arrows aiming at fulfillment and goal.

Success only breeds a new goal

People who don't have goals work for people who do.

It's never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid, a person can travel further in a few years than he might otherwise travel in a lifetime.

Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day.

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.

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

I want to do really good things with my life.

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.