To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.
It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much.
When I come to a design decision, people know that is that.
Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions.
If a director, I believe, has vision and knows so clearly what they want, then you can have a film that can perform. Whereas you can have done 50 movies, but if you're unsure this time, your movie may not turn out.
I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success.
If you try and cover all your bases, like the ECB tend to do, you end up with muddled decisions.
One cannot govern with 'buts'.
Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.
There are only two kinds of people in the modern world who know what they are after. One, quite frankly, is the Communist. The other, equally frankly, is the convinced Christian. The rest of the world are amiable nonentities.
I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after.
It's not great if someone gives you sort of bland praise without giving you clear direction and say, "This is good, let's try it like this." I have worked with someone who seemed quite inarticulate and just would say, "That's good, that's good." That's very frustrating because - it's nice to know something is good but you know it can always change.
Sometimes an organization doesn’t need a solution; it just needs clarity.
Often the lack of clear direction and goals can waste away our time and energy and contribute to imbalance in our lives. A life that gets out of balance is much like a car tire that is out of balance. It will make the operation of the car rough and unsafe. Tires in perfect balance can give a smooth and comfortable ride. So it is with life. The ride through mortality can be smoother for us when we strive to stay in balance.
It is our interpretation of the past, our limiting beliefs, and our undigested pain that stop us from being able to move forward with clear direction.
If you don't have a vision, you can never be focused in a direction.
When people can see which direction the leaders are going in it becomes easier to motivate them.
The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.
If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time.
If you're trying to do multiple agendas, you'll confuse yourself as a storyteller. If you have one purpose, everything else will fall into place.
If you can't say where you're going, you're not going to get there. And I've known all along where I'm going, and sometimes the road takes a few curves that you didn't see, but you've got to stay the path.
I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
When you know what you want, you know where you want to go.
In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.
