People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.
And I believe in having an administration that has clearly defined goals, objectives and time lines such that it and its people can be held accountable.
My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that.
Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
Every time I've gotten myself into trouble, it's because I'm choosing a project based on a long-term career goal as opposed to something that speaks to me at the moment.
I'm a little lavish I must admit. But I'm not really concerned with money. Being rich is not my goal, being wealthy is.
Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.
If I'm going to be working out two hours a day, I may as well have a goal... and I'm pretty competitive by nature. A triathlon is a new fun thing.
When I create an image that helps someone - even just myself - find peace, then I've attained my goal.
The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.
The goal of this Nation, I so strongly believe, is to be a preeminent world power. We have to understand what comes with that: The responsibility to be strong.
The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.
Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.
If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog.
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.
Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.
You achieve long-term success step by step. Try to achieve your goals one at a time, like you do target practice.
My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.
I never thought about success. I always thought about doing the job at hand. My goal was getting through the show that night.
People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.
There's lots of problem solving in any marriage, but when you have this collective goal that is a human being, it's an inspiring rally point.
