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.

Alter Your Life By Altering Your Mind 
(A Simple, Yet Profound, Key to Success)

William James, one of the original thinkers of modern-day psychology, shared a key to success that is so simple, yet so profound…

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind….If you change your mind, you can change your life.

Wow, this fits with so many of the blogs we’ve been sharing here at Live It Forward, like Little Hinges Swings Big Doors.

Question: What’s one change to your thinking that could positively alter your life?

Altering your thinking could be that one key to success you need to open the door to an amazing new life!

NOTE: One way to alter your mind and positively shape your life is to Discover Your Purpose so that you can Live Your Mission. Why not join me for this fantastic opportunity!

As you know, I ask the “what is success” question a lot!

One thing I’ve come to learn about the “what is success” question is that true success is tied closely to discovering your purpose and then living out your mission.

The reason?

Discovering your purpose ignites passion for life. What’s more, living out your mission happens when your natural aptitudes intersect with your life’s passions and purpose.

We’ll be talking a lot about the intersection of passions and natural aptitudes during our Discover Your Purpose—Live Your Mission teleseminar on Thursday, March 1. I hope you’ll join us!

What Is Success? 
The Progressive Realization of Worthwhile Goals

What is success? Earl Nightingale said, “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.”

If you think about it, that is actually a great definition. The reason this definition is so good is because a person can experience true success immediately! True success isn’t just found in the worthwhile achievement or end-result itself; true success is also found in the progressive realization of that worthwhile achievement and end-result.

So what is success for you? Are you setting goals that are worth pursuing? Are your ideals worthy enough?

One important thing to remember when answering the “what is success” question for yourself is that worthy goals and ideals do NOT have to be over-the-top or extravagant. In fact, true success is often experienced most when you take small, daily steps of personal development.

So, what is success going to look like for you today? The two videos below give you a taste of what success looked like for me this past weekend. But remember, the success wasn’t just the end-result; it was the daily steps I took (and will continue to take) to get to this result. It is the progressive realization of a worthwhile goal!

Discover Your Purpose—Live Your Mission

Have you ever wonder how you can discover your purpose in life? I’m not talking about your job, your long-term goals, or even your daily responsibilities. I’m talking about the real reason you are on this earth—the very reason you exist!

A lot of people just waste their lives away, never experiencing the joy of discovering their purpose or living out their mission. They wander through life empty and unfulfilled while having little influence on anyone or anything.

Yet others waste their lives away doing the exact opposite. They spend years trying to find themselves, and although they are on a desperate search to discover their purpose and live out their mission, they never seem to find either. Slowly, over time, their hope of living intentionally withers away.

Most people I meet want to discover their purpose and live out their mission, yet few know how. In fact, unless you know the right questions to ask and the right steps to take, the chances that you will discover your purpose in a way that will lead to your life’s mission is extremely slim.

Yet it doesn’t have to be!

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“Career Guidance” — Is This The Only Way You Connect?

It’s Friday, and you know what that means…career guidance that you definitely don’t want to use! I hope this cartoon puts a smile on your face.

Also, be sure to check out past “Career Guidance” You Don’t Want To Use posts:

• How Many People Do You See Fall?
• Please Don’t Hurt Small Animals
• Can You Say “Career Stress?”
• Cubicle Hurdling

If you are looking for genuine career guidance, consider either Live It Forward Coaching or our Home Study Course. Each is designed to help you discover your Vocational Calling, and then develop a Vocational Compass and Vocational Map that will empower you to achieve your career goals and career objectives while living the life you feel called to live.

Thoughts on Success—
How to Keep the Big Things in Front of You in a BIG Way!

I absolutely loved making this short video. The reason? It allowed me to answer the question “what is success” by sharing some empowering thoughts on success, while highlight a major key to success and a couple of ideas on setting goals and achieving goals. It was one of those unique times when a lot of things that I’m passionate about came together in a pretty cool way.

In fact, Henry Matlock saw this post yesterday on YouTube and wrote this: “Great video, Kent. How you pack such quality in a 6 minute span is amazing. It’s a real gift. Thanks for sharing!” (Thank you for those kind words, Henry.)

So, what is success? I’m not talking about just fame or fortune, but REAL success? Answering this question is truly a passion of mine. Even more, sharing thoughts on success, as well as thoughts on setting goals and achieving goals in the big areas of life is something that really matters to me. There is definitely a lot of “how-to” punch packed into this video on what constitutes true success and how to achieve it, and I think you’ll see just how passionate I am about keeping the big things in our lives in front of us at all times in a big way.

Here’s to your success!

Most of the time, I blog about keys to success like setting goals, achieving goals, how to discover your Vocational Calling, how to turn your Vocational Calling into a career path you love…basically, critical success factors regarding the big things in life.

However, if you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you also know I love to laugh. So, just in case you missed all the Super Bowl commercials, here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

Did You Leave The Gate Open?  I hope so!!
(A Picture of Success You Just Gotta Love)

What is success?

This is a question I ask a lot, and sometimes I stumble upon a picture of success that is worth more than 10,000 words of explanation. Kathy passed along one such picture to me, so I wanted to share it with you. It sort of says it all. Enjoy!

Questions…

Are you living this picture of success?

Are you truly living like the gate has been open for you?

“Career Guidance” Video — How Many People Do You See Fall?

It’s Friday! Here at Live It Forward, that means it’s time for a good laugh. So once again, we have spared no expense to tickle your funny bone with some “career guidance” that will do absolutely nothing for your career.

This “career guidance” video isn’t as funny as last week’s “career guidance” video or the “Cubicle Hurdling” video from about a month ago. Still, it’s a good one…especially if you watch the entire 35 seconds to see how many people take a spill.

I hope you enjoyed these 35 seconds of humor!

And as always, if you are looking for genuine career guidance, I hope you’ll consider either Live It Forward Coaching or our Home Study Course. Each is designed to help you discover your Vocational Calling, and then develop a Vocational Compass and Vocational Map that will empower you to achieve your career goals and career objectives while living the life you want.