It's almost 2 months into the new year and most people are still working on their resolutions and goals for 2019. When setting goals for yourself whether it's during a job search or to land a new job that will promote new opportunities and growth, it's important to set goals and work hard to attain them. To keep fighting even with the going gets tough!

Never have a lack of goals If you're bored with life- you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things- you don't have enough goals. - Lou Holtz

Vision is everything If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else. -Laurence J.Peter

Dream enormously big Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. - Les Brown

Persistence makes all the difference Never quit! It's the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit! - Bear Bryant

Goals gives our lives meaning The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. -Bill Copeland Setting goals and then working ridiculously hard to achieve them sets you on the path of living a purpose driven life

True success is all about working toward meaningful goals and dreams A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at. -Bruce Lee Achieving our dreams and goals is fantastic but that's not the most important in setting goals. The most important thing is the type of person we become along the way.

**Stop playing small The great danger for most of us lies in not setting our aim too high and falling short;but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. - Michelangelo There's no benefit from playing small and setting your aim too low.

Where are you headed? If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar If you don't set your goals in life then it's almost certain that you will be disappointed with your results. You'd be setting yourself up for failure.

Stay Focused at all times You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis Nelson Mandela was 75 years old when he was elected president of South Africa. Another man in his 90's ran a 26 mile marathon . Don't ever say you're too old.

I suggest at the end of each week you set up a weekly review and analyze where you are in the process of achieving your goals. This will help you stay on track. I hope you enjoyed some of my favorite quotes. :)

SHOULD YOU READ THIS?

Many people over time have abandoned their dreams. As a result, one of four things happen in life:

1. Their livelihood is affected.
2. Their family becomes neglected.
3. Their family tree grows without leaves.
4. Their generational goals are never achieved.

Through the process of it all, everyone is affected in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps, you don't realize how important you are to others. Matter of fact, it can take a person almost a lifetime to recognize their true values.

LESSONS LEARNED: When you walk away from your dreams, guess what happens? As in the illustration below, your dreams get flushed down the pipelines of life, into an area of waste, rubbish and misuse. And all of the industrial machinery can't dig them out after years pass-by.

ACTION: "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - then, never quit and you'll be a winner. "The price of victory is high but so are the rewards" ~Bear Bryant

Sometimes you have to start over.

I Believe You Can...!

If you were given a pen and paper right now and asked to write about the last dream you had, what would be the title?

Build your own dream, or someone will hire you to build theirs.