"Goals without discipline are wishes; discipline without clarity is aimless. The most successful business leaders have a clear vision and the disciplines (routines) to make it a reality."

- Craig Ballantyne, The Dark Side of Discipline

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”

- Joseph Campbell

"Goal setting provides focus, shapes our dreams and gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to take in order to get everything in life we desire."

- Jim Rohn, The Jim Rohn Guides Complete Set

"Findings from thirty years of research on life satisfaction show that happiness requires having clear-cut goals in life that give us a sense of purpose and direction."

- Caroline Adams Miller, Creating Your Best Life

"Recent surveys reveal that over 90% of people don’t know what they want in life. And if you don’t know where you want to be, then it’s impossible to create a roadmap to get there. That’s why creating the North Star — your guiding light, your roadmap for success, your step-by-step blueprint — is so important. This is about more than just goal setting. It’s about creating the perfect vision for your Perfect Life. And with that in place, you’ll finally be able to achieve your wildest dreams and overcome the temptations, procrastination, and obstacles in your way."

- Craig Ballantyne

"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."

- James Allen

"Goals are mileposts along the road of life; purpose is the direction the road takes."

- John Assaraf and Murray Smith, The Answer

"An exciting and freeing thought experiment: If you ignored the limits, and assumed you could do anything, what is it you would do with your life?"

— Matt Higgins, Burn the Boats

"Clarity is freedom. Know what is important to you and it will grant you the freedom to ignore everything else."

- James Clear

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Clarity is probably 95 percent of success."

- Brian Tracy, Time Management

"Adversity may be necessary for growth because it forces you to stop speeding along the road of life, allowing you to notice the paths that were branching off all along, and to think about where you really want to end up."

- Jonathan Haidt

"Action transforms dreams into reality."

- Gabriele Oettingen, Rethinking Positive Thinking

"Doing the work on what matters in life is what will get you the results you want."

- Craig Ballantyne, The Dark Side of Discipline

"Dare to dream big dreams. Fill yourself with the faith that nothing is impossible for 'whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve.' Then take action to make it come true."

- Napoleon Hill, The Science of Success

"A powerful vision emerges when we couple our dreams with a set of clear goals."

- Lewis Howes

"A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power."

— Brian Tracy, The Psychology of Achievement

"You don't need to worry about progressing slowly. You need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain."

- James Clear

"To make an important change in your situation, the important thing is to establish clarity of passion and purpose—the reason why you want to change and where you want to get."

- Bill Beswick, Changing Your Story

"When we know where we're going — and know that we really, really want to get there — it is much easier for us to stay on course, true to ourselves. We are more likely to say "no" to externally imposed obligations, to requests that are not aligned with our interests, to the sirens of status — and to say "yes" to the call, the voice coming from within."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier