Marcus Buckingham Quotes

As you live your hours, so you create your years. As you live your days, so you craft your life.

A beautiful life does not just happen; it is built.

The life we want is not merely the one we have chosen and made. It is the one we must be choosing and making

I champion the idea of being more conscious. I call it being an active architect of your own life. Building your life like an architect builds a structure.

Figure out what questions you'd ask to see if you were happy with your life. Then wake up every day and live intentionally, so you're happy with the answers at the end.

The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we're continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.

Every thought, emotion, and action is a statement about who we are, and who we are becoming. Why not make this statement 'On Purpose'?

Every day can be a platform to get you closer to your mountaintop. And yet, too many people live life by accident.

Build a life, don't live one...

If you know me, you know I make every day count, I'm serious about my life.

Moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago, it's bhuddist saying, I think: 'There is no wasted effort'.

You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.' The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.

Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

I am a person who lives my life based on intention. I don't do anything without intention because intention determines the outcome of your life. It's like cause and effect.

Life is a creation, not a discovery. You do not live each day to discover what it holds for you, but to create it

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives.

I believe that the best way to prepare for a Future Life is to be kind, live one day at a time, and do the work you can do best, doing it as well as you can.

Fulfilling your vision for the best year of your life requires thought and introspection. It is not much different than planning an awesome vacation. It takes time, discussion, planning, decision making, and an array of other skills.

There is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.... Following Jesus simply means learning from him how to arrange my life around activities that enable me to live in the fruit of the Spirit

Remember, life is for living and learning. So listen to your life and the lessons it offers. What choices must you make this day to help you move forward? Make your list of the things you can do right now to create what you want and begin to do the work. You can say yes to happiness, wholeness, and prosperity. You can live fully and creatively. You can claim your power to choose. Why not claim it now?

I actually live a very mediocre lifestyle. So I decided to step back and do things not just for the sake of doing them, but because I believe in them and I want to do them.

An exceptional life isn't the result of lucky breaks but excellent choices.

Design the life you want to live.

This moment is precious and full of great potential: all we have to do is figure out the little changes that will make a huge impact on how wonderful life can be in this moment.

To be sure your life will be full and abundant, you must plan your life.