A dream is a vision, a goal is a promise. You can keep your promises to yourself by remaining flexible, focused, and committed.
Interpretation
Dreams are visions of what we want, while goals are commitments to achieve them.
In this quote, Denis Waitley emphasizes the importance of transforming dreams into actionable goals. He suggests that by staying adaptable, maintaining focus, and committing to our promises, we can effectively pursue and realize our aspirations.
In practice
In a motivational speech, you might say, 'Remember, a dream is a vision, a goal is a promise.'
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.
You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life.
Expect the best; convert problems into opportunities; be dissatisfied with the status quo; focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming from; and most importantly, decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.
The value of an ambitious goal is not measured by what it will bring to you. The worth of a goal is measured by what it will make of you in the process of following and attaining it.
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
When you're throwing the football the way you want to, you're not thinking about it. You're not thinking about your drop or your release point or the trajectory or where your feet are. It's just coming off your hand exactly the way you want it to, fluid and confident.
We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown.
You are as strong as you think you are, you can achieve things you think you can achieve, its all in your head
If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
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