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    “Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.” ~ Herodotus

      “No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.” ~ W. Clement Stone

        “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” ~ Louisa May Alcott

          “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” ~ Jim Rohn

          What Will Matter

            Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.

            There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

            All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

            Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

            It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

            Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.

            So too, your hopes, ambitions plans and to-do lists will expire.

            The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

            It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.

            It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.

            Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

            So what will matter?  How will the value of your days be measured?

            What will matter is not what you bought by what you build,

            not what you got but what you gave.

            What will matter is not your success but our significance.

            What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught,

            What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

            What will matter is not your competence but your character.

            What will matter is not how many people you knew,

            but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.

            What will matter is not our memories but the memories of those who loved you.

            What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

            Living a life that maters doesn’t happen by accident.

            It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

            Choose to live a life that matters.

             

            ~ Michael Josephson

                      “Underpromise; overdeliver.” ~ Tom Peters

                        “How do I define success? Let me tell you, money’s pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

                          “Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, harness your power to your passion. Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart, and success will come to you.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

                            “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” ~ Mark Twain

                              “The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You’ve got to keep on working that talent. Someday I’ll reach for it and it won’t be there.” ~ Irving Berlin

                                “When I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought, ” When I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars. I want to have groupies.” But my idea of success is different today. For me, the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give into peer pressure, to try to be something that you’re not. To live your life as an honest and compassionate person. To contribute in some way.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres

                                  “There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.” ~ Christopher Morley

                                    “What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” ~ Bob Dylan

                                      “The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That’s the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can’t be the central thing.” ~ Barack Obama

                                        “That’s what building a body of work is all about. It’s about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large and small that add up over time, over a lifetime to a lasting legacy. It’s about not being satisfied with the latest achievement, the latest gold star, because the one thing I know about a body of work is that it’s never finished. It’s cumulative. It deepens and expands with each day you give your best. You may have setbacks and you may have failures, but you’re not done. You haven’t even started.” ~ Barack Obama

                                          “I’ve come to embrace the notion that I haven’t done enough in my life. I’ve come to confirm that one’s title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one’s life has been led. No matter how much you’ve done or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve.” ~ Barack Obama