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    “Remember, what you get by reaching your destination isn’t nearly as important as what you become by reaching your goals — what you will become is the winner you were born to be!” ~ Zig Ziglar

      “I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.” ~ Charles F Kettering

        “I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.” ~ Milton Berle

          “To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

            “Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.” ~ Harvey Mackay

              “Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.” ~ Og Mandino

                “See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.” ~ Robert Collier

                  “All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” ~ Orison Swett Marden

                    “Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.” ~ Unknown Author

                      “Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them.” ~ Jim Rohn

                        “My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.” ~ Ronald Reagan

                          “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