“If you set a goal to achieve a particular righteous desire and then find you lack initiative in pursuing the goal, you must conclude the goal is not a true desire. If it were a true desire you would be … Continue reading →
I will persist until I succeed. In the Orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and allowed to attack a picador who pricks them with a lance. The … Continue reading →
“Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one’s coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedness to work … Continue reading →
“None of us will become perfect in a day or a month or a year. We will not accomplish it in a lifetime, but we can begin now, starting with our more obvious weaknesses and gradually converting them into strengths.” … Continue reading →
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →
I listened to a talk by Elder John H. Groberg entitled “What is Your Mission?” It is a great talk overall, but one thing in particular stood out to me – it was his explanation of how to make important … Continue reading →
“The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial … Continue reading →
“If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?” George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon
Continue reading →“We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.” Stephen R. Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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