8 Purpose Quotes—Great Thoughts on Success and Mission
If you’re like me, you love a good quote. There is just something about how a quote can often take the complexities of life and boil them down to the key essentials. I especially like quotes about true success, the purpose of life, and missional living.
Well, here are 8 great quotes that encompass some of the best thoughts on success, purpose, and missions I’ve read.
The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder. −Thomas Carlyle
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. —Viktor Frankl
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. —Oliver Wendell Holmes
Make your life a mission—not an intermission. —Arnold H. Glasgow
When you have purpose, you don’t have time for negativity. —Mark Victor Hansen
There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. —Napoleon Hill
How do you know if your mission in life is finished? If you’re still alive, it isn’t. —Richard Bach
“Passion” is so much more than a feeling. It’s living in the meaningful and joy-filled zone of “being” & “doing” your life’s purpose. —Kent Julian
Okay, so there are really only 7 thoughts on success, purpose, and missions from other people who have inspired me. Still, I wanted to throw in one of my own thoughts on success, purpose, and mission that I hope inspires you. Live out these thoughts today, and you’ll be well on your way down the road to success!
If you’re trying to figure out the purpose and mission thing for your life and work, consider joining me for the Discover Your Purpose teleseminar. And even if you can’t join me live, be sure to register anyway since a MP3 download of the workshop will be sent to all participants to keep forever and listen to whenever they like.








