Your life is your own, to develop or to destroy. You can blame others little and yourself almost totally if that life is not a productive, worthy, full, and abundant one.
Spencer W. KimballRead
Failure to plan brings barrenness and sterility. Fate brushes man with its wings, but we make our own fate largely.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Planning is essential to achieve success; without it, life can feel empty. We have the power to shape our own destiny through our decisions.
This quote emphasizes the importance of planning in life and how it affects our overall success and fulfillment. Spencer W. Kimball suggests that while external factors like fate play a role in our lives, it is ultimately our actions and decisions that shape our destiny. A lack of planning can lead to missed opportunities and a sense of purposelessness, while proactive planning can lead to a more fruitful and meaningful existence.
Themes
PlanningFateDestinySuccessLife
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a motivational speech about the importance of having goals.
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