“Where you are is merely a point along the path to where you are going.”

“Set a goal. Say it out loud. Let it scare you. Let it change you. Let it excite you. And then, let it motivate you. Until one day, you’ll say it out loud and it’ll be a reality. A product of your hustle, of your persistence. The product of a dreamer who was brave enough to leap.”

“As for your vision,& what is or isn’t written,Stay faithful until it’s fateful.”

“If I woke up one morning and realized that all I ever was going to be was a business man, I’d probably die. All my dreams would be shattered. Early in life I had many dreams. I dreamed of being a great basketball star. I dreamed of being a preacher. I dreamed of saving the world from war and racism. And I dreamed of being a great poet. Today, I dream only of writing.”

“I won’t stop writing until I am known as the Kurt Cobain of literature!”

“Stay focused. Not every distraction is a worthy detour.”

“You’ll blame your conditions, others will blame your decisions.”

“One of the biggest obstacles to obtaining goals is not making a plan. If you really want to achieve something, write down a plan of attack right now.”

“If you design a compelling future, it’s easier to push yourself because your vision will pull you.”

“If you could speak to yourself 5 years from now, what would your future self ask you to prioritize?”

“Having goals is great–but it’s not enough! You need action, too! You will need to get off your butt and change the world yourself, because no one else will do it for you.”

“Inspiration comes from living it.”

“My goals exceed the reach of my energies, but my God exceeds the reach of my goals.”

“It’s in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you feel right at home.”