Wisdom-quotes

"Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life."

"It’s easy to play the victim card (all of us have done this), but this mindset is one of the greatest obstacles to progress and growth."

"One of the greatest obstacles to success is the belief is that your future is predetermined. It isn’t. You decide the outcomes through your decisions and actions."

"We all have within ourselves the inclination to try to pass the blame to others when things don’t work in our favour. The ultimate challenge comes from suppressing this innate desire and replacing it with accountability and ownership for all things, good or bad."

"It’s difficult to accept full responsibility and apportion blame at the same time – you have to choose one."

"The moment you choose to be accountable for all outcomes in your life, you distance yourself from the position of a victim and assume the role of a change agent."

"Waiting is often a decision not to accept responsibility and is one of the reasons why some people never reach their potential."

"If my friend asks me to sit in a temple belonging to a God that I do not know, because he needs a friend to sit with him, I will be happy to sit there in the foreign temple. Because the temple itself is an outer container only. What is the true religion? What is the inner oil contained by that outer container? The inner oil is the friendship I share with my friend. The true religion is being there to sit beside my friend. If I cannot do this for my friend, then how am I worthy to sit in any temple, whether belonging to a God that I know or to a God that I don't know? If there is no inner oil within my soul, I do not deserve to sit in any temple. Religion is the friendship within the heart, not the place where we sit on a holy day. Religion is the oil within the lamp, not the metal container we see as the lamp."

"Your vision is a glimpse of your purpose and a picture of your larger dream."

"Your vision helps you filter your decisions or choices and directs your actions."

"Your life today is a direct reflection of the decisions you made and the actions you took."

"The power and magnetic pull of your vision is hinged on the purpose and passion behind it and, most importantly, the intent."

"The difference between those who achieve their dreams and those who don’t is in their ability to see not only with their eyes but also their minds."

"Success is built on what you are able to see and create with your mind."

"The most successful individuals and leaders achieve their dreams because they have a clear vision they have committed their life to."

"To achieve success, you need to develop the ability to see through your mind’s eye continuously."

"Vision inspires and clarifies what needs to be done in the present to achieve the promise of the future."

"A vision is a promise of the future as seen in the present."

"Create in your mind a picture of what you want and then live that vision as if it already exists."