Goal Alignment Quotes

The chief differences among men are over means, not ends.

What you measure affects what you do. If you don't measure the right thing, you don't do the right thing.

The greatest gifts you can give your team: clarity, communication, and pulling people together around a shared mission.

I always ask the question, "Is this what I want in my life?

The single word that matters most I think to keep the company productive as it grows is alignment.

Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.

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

In times of stress, I frequently remind myself that I'm doing what I want to do most and that's what really counts.

When we have no goal, or when our vision of the goal is obscured, we may lose our sense of purpose. Even when we've prepared ourselves well and have an aptitude for a given activity, poorly directed efforts can rob us of vital energy. We can spend a great deal of our time, money, and other resources running around in circles. Unless we create specific goals that match our purpose in life and unless we keep a clear vision of these goals, we may eventually falter and fail.

Be careful who you get advice from. I get advice from people who are where I want to be.

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

If a negative atmosphere pervades where you live or work, go elsewhere. Seek out friends, business associates, and mentors with positive attitudes who share your goals and best interests.

Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.

Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else.

If you know where you are going, you have this sixth sense about if everything you do along the way is lined up with that.

When we set goals, we are in command. Clearly understood goals bring our lives into focus just as a magnifying glass focuses a beam of light into a burning point. Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive

Will what I am about to do, bring me closer to, or take me further from my goals?

I make a habit of asking myself, 'Is there purpose to this meeting or conversation? Do I want to build a relationship with this person or company? Is there purpose behind this meeting that aligns with my life and business strategy?' If the answer is 'No,' then I pass every time.

It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.

And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I'm looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I'm on the right track.

I've been very careful about what I say yes to and what I say no to. And I think seriously always about... this may be a good idea right now or it may be a lot of money right now, but will it be good for me five years from now? Will it be fun? Will it make me hate myself? I think about all of those things.

I want collaboration, but if they don't have a plan or their vision isn't clear, it's nerve-wracking. So, someone that's very sure of the vision is what you want, most of all.

I think as a company, if you can get two things right--having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff--then you can do pretty well.

At Starbucks 0 as in any business, in any life - there are so many hectic moments during the day when we are simply trying to do the job, trying to put out the fires, trying to solve any number of small problems, that we often lose sight of what it is we're really here to do.

Often people fail to start or complete a task because they don't see any connection between what they're doing and what they really want to accomplish in life.