Design Your Winning Game Plan Quotes

“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”

“When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it…”

“Every goal can be achieved if you break it down into enough small parts.”

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”

“A good plan today is better than a great plan tomorrow.”

“An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.”

“It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.”

“There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.”

“You've got to think about the big things while you're doing the small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”

“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details”

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

“It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.”

“In business, things take three times as long, are three times as costly and are three times more difficult than you project them to be.”

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”

“The greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.”

“It's not luck, it's not magic, it's not circumstances. It's developing a great plan and executing on it, day in and day out until the visions in your head become your reality.”

“My goal is not to fail fast. My goal is to succeed over the long run. They are not the same thing.”

“Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it.”

“Every tomorrow is determined by every today.”

“I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.”

“The Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn’t count; building arks does.”

“How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I have an edge.”

“You have to commit to the what, before the how shows up.”

“You must set targets that are 10 times what you think you want and then do 10 times what you think it will take to accomplish those targets.”

“An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.”

“By all means take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety.”

“The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.”

“Quitting a job doesn’t jump-start a dream because dreams take planning, purpose, and progress to succeed. That stuff has to happen before you quit.”

“Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.”

“It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.”

“In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.”

“Making a specific plan for when and where you will perform a new habit is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to your goals.”

“The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.”

“People are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope… with all of their might.”

“It’s not enough to dream. It’s not enough to try. It’s not enough to set goals or climb ladders. It’s not enough to value. The effort has to be based on practical realities that produce the result. Only then can we dream, set goals, and work to achieve them with confidence.”

“Victory awaits him who has everything in order-luck people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.”