Skip to content

    “The brain’s tendency to prioritize the present moment means you can’t rely on good intentions.  When you make a plan—to lose weight, write a book, or learn a language—you are actually making plans for your future self.  And when you envision what you want your life to be like, it is easy to see the value in taking actions with long-term benefits.  We all want better lives for our future selves.  However, when the moment of decision arrives, instant gratification usually wins.  You are no longer making a choice for Future You, who dreams of being fitter or wealthier or happier.  You are choosing for Present You, who wants to be full, pampered, and entertained.  As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.” ~ James Clear, Atomic Habits

      “It is easy to get bogged down trying to find the optimal plan for change: the fastest way to lose weight, the best program to build muscle, the perfect idea for a side hustle.  We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action.” ~ James Clear, Atomic Habits

        “Any plan is better than no plan, and a good plan executed now is far better than a perfect plan executed too late.” ~ Mark Divine, The Way of the Seal

          “Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.” ~ Sara Blakely

            “The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Today Matters

              “At the end of the day, people follow those who know where they’re going.” ~ Jack Trout

                ‎”If you hear a good idea, capture it; write it down. Don’t trust your memory. Then on a cold wintry evening, go back through your journal, the ideas that changed your life, the ideas that saved your marriage, the ideas that bailed you out of bankruptcy, the ideas that helped you become successful, the ideas that made you millions. What a good review–going back over the collection of ideas that you gathered over the years. So be a collector of good ideas for your business, for your relationships, for your future.” ~ Jim Rohn

                  Point to Ponder #1 (Picture Quote)

                    “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

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

                        “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

                          “A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.” ~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

                            “Every conflict is won before it is ever fought.” ~ Sun-tzu

                              “Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.” ~ Napoleon Hill

                                “Learn from the past.  Prepare for the future.  Perform in the present.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

                                  “I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

                                    “Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success” ~ Henry Ford