Chogyam Trungpa Quotes

The past isn't going to get you to your goal.

It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.

I feel like I know where I'm going. And I like where I'm going.

I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.

There are still goals to be accomplished. There are still challenges to be met. And so I'm still very focused on that.

I'm not interested in how long I can hold out, but in how fast I can reach the finishing line.

I've always been about progress and accomplishment. When you set your mind toward a goal, you continue to have follow-through.

I keep my head straight toward my goal.

One does not advance when one walks toward no goal, or - which is the same thing - when his goal is infinity.

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.

I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.

generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.

I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.

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.

Set your goal and keep moving forward.

Once you want something, everything changes.

Hope is much more than a mood. It involves a commitment to action.... What we hope for should be what we are prepared to work for...as far as that power lies in us.

Do not dare to live without some clear intention toward which your living shall be bent. Mean to be something with all your might.

Hang onto that goal and you do what you have to do to make it happen.

Ambition, if it were to be savored, let alone achieved, had to be rooted in possibility.

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It'll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).

I realize that there are many variables outside my control in my quest, but focusing on the big goal down the road really motivates me. To help me stay focused, I set micro-goals such as races or training achievements that bring me one step closer to being at my best for major goals

I want to win. That's the most important thing.