72 Motivational Quotes About Goal Setting (SUCCESS)

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Top 12 Most Famous Quotes About Goal Setting (BEST)

An average person with average talent, ambition, and education can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear focused goals. - Brian Tracy — An average person with average **talent**, **ambition**, and **education** can outstrip the most brilliant **genius** in our society, if that person has clear **focused** goals. – **Brian Tracy**

It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe — It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. – **Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe**

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal. - Zig Ziglar — You need a plan to build a house. To build a **life**, it is even more important to have a plan or goal. – **Zig Ziglar**

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. - Benjamin E. Mays — It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. – Benjamin E. Mays

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius — When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the **action** steps. – **Confucius**

If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. - Lawrence J. Peter — If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. – Lawrence J. Peter

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. - Earl Nightingale — People with goals **succeed** because they know where they’re going. – **Earl Nightingale**

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. - Bo Jackson — Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. – Bo Jackson

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 — 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

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals—that is, goals that do not inspire them. - Tony Robbins — People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals—that is, goals that do not inspire them. – **Tony Robbins**

If you're bored with life – you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don't have enough goals. - Lou Holtz — If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals. – **Lou Holtz**

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. - Earl Nightingale — **Success** is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. – **Earl Nightingale**

5 Inspirational Goal Setting Quotes by John Soforic (Author of the Wealthy Gardener)

The average person with clear goals can outperform the most gifted person with no definite chief aim. - John Soforic — The average person with clear goals can outperform the most gifted person with no definite chief aim. – John Soforic

Goals invoke an inner wisdom we will never fully comprehend. Goals open doors to unreasonable possibilities. - John Soforic — Goals invoke an inner **wisdom** we will never fully comprehend. Goals open doors to unreasonable possibilities. – John Soforic

Goals clarify life, and they illuminate possibilities that are otherwise invisible. - John Soforic — Goals clarify **life**, and they illuminate possibilities that are otherwise invisible. – John Soforic

Goals are for extraordinary dreams we can't achieve from our current position. - John Soforic — Goals are for extraordinary **dreams** we can’t achieve from our current position. – John Soforic

A goal may be claimed by our gratitude, but it's earned by our daily certitude. - John Soforic — A goal may be claimed by our **gratitude**, but it’s earned by our daily certitude. – John Soforic

Top 20 Quotes About Goal Setting That Will Keep You Moving

“All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”
Brian Tracy

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. - Les Brown — Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. – **Les Brown**

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. - Albert Einstein — If you want to live a **happy** life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – **Albert Einstein**

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C. S. Lewis — You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new **dream**. – **C. S. Lewis**

“In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might.”
Alfred A. Montapert

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit. - Bear Bryant — Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit. – Bear Bryant

Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk. - J.C. Penney — Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk. – J.C. Penney

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. - Og Mandino — The victory of success is half won when one gains the **habit** of setting goals and achieving them. – **Og Mandino**

“Most impossible goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite-size chunks, writing them down, believing them, and going full speed ahead as if they were routine.”
Don Lancaster

The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. - Michelangelo — The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. – **Michelangelo**

Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive. - Robert H. Schuller — Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive. – Robert H. Schuller

By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands—your own. - Mark Victor Hansen — By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands—your own. – Mark Victor Hansen

Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best you can be is a goal that you can set for yourself. - Brian Lindsay — Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best you can be is a goal that you can set for yourself. – Brian Lindsay

If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar — If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. – Zig Ziglar

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 — 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**

Without dreams and goals, there is no living, only merely existing, and that is not why we are here. - Mark Twain — Without dreams and goals, there is no living, only merely existing, and that is not why we are here. – **Mark Twain**

The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. - Bill Copeland — The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. – Bill Copeland

All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. - Norman Vincent Peale — All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you. - Les Brown — If you set goals and go after them with all the **determination** you can muster, your **gifts** will take you places that will amaze you. – Les Brown

I think goals should never be easy. They should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. - Michael Phelps — I think goals should never be easy. They should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. – **Michael Phelps**

20 Goal-setting Quotes That Will Inspire You to Reach Your Goals

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest. - Venus Williams — I don’t **focus** on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest. – Venus Williams

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control now. - Denis Waitley — Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. – Denis Waitley

Settings goals allows you to paint a vision of what you wish your future to be. - Catherine Pulsifer — Settings goals allows you to paint a vision of what you wish your future to be. – Catherine Pulsifer

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. - Andrew Carnegie — If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your **hopes**. – **Andrew Carnegie**

Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent. - Venus Williams — Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent. – Venus Williams

People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that’s what it takes to accomplish your goals. - Curtis Jackson — People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that’s what it takes to accomplish your goals. – Curtis Jackson

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. - Michael Korda — One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. – Michael Korda

Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live. - John Dewey — Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live. – John Dewey

You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic. - Jerry West — You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic. – **Jerry West**

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for. - Ted Turner — You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for. – Ted Turner

There’s nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be. - Paloma Faith — There’s nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be. – Paloma Faith

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. - Michael Jordan — The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. – **Michael Jordan**

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream, precedes the goal. - Rabindranath Tagore — Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream **deep**, for every dream, precedes the goal. – Rabindranath Tagore

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. - LL Cool J — Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. – LL Cool J

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. - Pablo Picasso — Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. – **Pablo Picasso**

I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. - Nadia Comaneci — I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment. – **Nadia Comaneci**

It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb. Continue to seek new goals. - Pat Summitt — It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb. Continue to seek new goals. – **Pat Summitt**

I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren’t critical. - Aisha Tyler — I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren’t critical. – Aisha Tyler

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. - Tony Robbins — Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. – Tony Robbins

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 — 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

15 Goal Setting Quotes That Will Encourage You To Reach Your Ultimate Dreams

“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.”
Walt Disney

A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim. - Thomas Fuller — A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim. – **Thomas Fuller**

A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true. - Greg S. Reid — A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true. – Greg S. Reid

My goal is not to be better than anyone else but to be better than I used to be. - Wayne Dyer — My goal is not to be better than anyone else but to be better than I used to be. – **Wayne Dyer**

“The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact… those people have goals.”
Seth Godin

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. - Ralph Marston — Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. – Ralph Marston

A goal is a dream with a deadline. - Napoleon Hill — A goal is a dream with a deadline. – **Napoleon Hill**

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch. - Mary Kay Ash — A good goal is like a strenuous **exercise** – it makes you stretch. – **Mary Kay Ash**

“I would encourage you to set really high goals. Set goals that, when you set them, you think they’re impossible. But then every day you can work towards them, and anything is possible, so keep working hard and follow your dreams.”
Katie Ledecky