26 Quotes About Forethought

I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if what I'm doing right now is written up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times or if it is on television? Would I still do it?" That is a very useful exercise for leaders to engage in, because we shouldn't do anything we might be embarrassed by or ashamed of.

Greeley knew no language but his, but of that, he possessed a most extraordinary mastery. An employee

Above all, let us not ourselves be pinned down by ill-intentioned creatures with incongruent and disputable forethoughts, trying to submit us to devious manipulations and hinder us from breaking free from contrived mental bondage. ("Finally things had lost their weightiness")

The purpose of your life is to be and to do. Who are you? What are you doing? These are fundamental questions if you want to find your path.

We suffer or celebrate the consequences of the decisions we make in our lives. Let's make more decisions that we can celebrate moving forward.

Do what is right, not what is easy. Think about the future your action will help create.

Look at your life. What decisions brought you to where you are? Where will they bring you next? If you don't like the projected outcome, look at making different decisions. Exercise some forethought into where those different decisions will lead you, to ensure they are both a viable solution and something you really want.

Avoid having to pump your brakes by keeping your flow on cruise control.

Whatever you focus on is where you are putting your energy. If you focus on having problems, your energy will go towards having problems. If you focus on having solutions, your energy will go towards having solutions. Are you focusing on the right things?