Going from Random to On Purpose

GOALS

“Goals transform a random walk into a chase.”  (Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi)  (Mee-hy Cheek-sent-mee hah-yee)

slow down and REFLECT

on the MEANING and the MESSAGE of today’s quotation

“Goals transform a random walk into a chase.”  (Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi)

In your own words, what is the central message of the above quote by the Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi?

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)

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Getting Personal

From your own life experience, what would be an example of a goal you have had at some point in your life that actually served to focus your commitments and activities towards a defined attainment?

What would be an example of something you may have wanted to attain, but you never managed to become focused or committed enough to actually try to attain it?

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Interested in seeing what artificial intelligence (ai) has to say about the meaning of today’s quotation? Compare it to your own interpretation. You may be fascinated, or even possibly humbled.

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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS

“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” (Fitzhugh Dodson)

“People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” (Earl Nightingale)

“I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there, you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.” (Zig Ziglar)

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by Christopher Roser @ allaboutlean.com

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By Gary and Esther Berkley

Gary and Esther Berkley are the authors of "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best - The College and Graduate Guide to Wisdom for Success in Life." Check it out at www.amazon.com/dp/B09593L5FT

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