QuoteProject
We cannot build our lives around what might happen tomorrow.
Zig Ziglar
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

Focusing on uncertain future possibilities can hinder our present decisions and actions.

Zig Ziglar's quote emphasizes the importance of living in the present rather than getting caught up in fears and uncertainties about the future. It suggests that while planning is essential, one should not allow the potential of tomorrow to dictate how we build our lives today, as this can lead to inaction and missed opportunities.

Themes

PresentFutureUncertaintyLifeAction

In practice

Example use cases

During a motivational speech about taking risks, this quote can inspire the audience to focus on their current actions rather than future fears.

More from Zig Ziglar

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
Zig ZiglarRead
I read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.
Zig ZiglarRead
You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.
Zig ZiglarRead
Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.
Zig ZiglarRead
Setting goals helps bring your future into your present and the present is the only time we can take action.
Zig ZiglarRead
Happiness is the ability to move forward, knowing the future will be better than the past.
Zig ZiglarRead

Similar quotes

That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people.
John GreenRead
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
Octavia SpencerRead
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.
Mickey MantleRead
soon I'll finish this 5th of Puerto Rican rum. in the morning I'll vomit and shower, drive back in, have a sandwich by 1 p.m., be back in my room by 2, stretched on the bed, waiting for the phone to ring, not answering, my holiday is an evasion, mt reasoning is not.
Charles BukowskiRead
Everything you cherish_x000D_ _x000D_ Throws you over in the end_x000D_ _x000D_ Thorns will grab your ankles_x000D_ _x000D_ From the gardens that you tend.
Robert HunterRead
I hope you're ready, because I'm about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you're listening to these tapes, you're one of the reasons why.
Jay AsherRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.