purpose

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it’s who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.”

“Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.”

“Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.”

“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.”

“The secret to success is constancy to purpose.”

You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be
anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold
to that desire with singleness of purpose.

There are no accidents… there is only some purpose that we haven’t yet
understood.

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.