Direction in Life

Some quotes I found regarding finding directions in life:

You just have to be honest about what excites you.

Motivation that comes from inside is the first key ingredient to every successful endeavour.

Encourage yourself to find out what suits you, what thrills you, what brings you pride.

Find yourself a purpose in life and then don't let that be muddled or overshadowed by the hurly-burly of day-to-day events.

Go after your dreams - let them lead you.

If there are two vital elements in life, they are determination and enthusiasm - the result of their combination is stunning.

Own up to what you most want out of life, and then work out the most positive and directway of getting it.

You've got to fight against the urge to try to say and do what other people want. That's not how you earn their respect. They will most respect you for thinking and doing what they didn't think of, what they didn't dare. That's the key.

Find yourself a path that you could put your whole heart into.

Whatever you do, do it well. Doing things well brings a great sense of satisfaction, no matter that it's cleaning your bathroom or making a movie.

Identify your 'unusual features', your differences, and make these work for you. Make them a strength and explore and mine them. Let your 'uniqueness' be your competitive advantage.

Make a niche for yourself.

Earn your living doing something that you thoroughly enjoy for its own sake before any consideration of the social status, or salary or approval it affords you.

Ask yourself, 'Do I know what my capabilities are? Where does my potential lie?' However, just because you're good at something, doesn't mean you have to pursue it.


It can be painful to realise that sometimes even people whom you consider as good friends don't always want to help you get to where you're going, simply because they don't want to lose you.

Many young people are worried about disappointing their parents, but this means theirchoices for action are limited by their parents' values.

The greatest influence on everyday choices, behaviour and expectations is the real-life examples in your immediate vicinity. This is why you need to brush shoulders with a whole hostof different worlds.

Don't expect to get the right job first time around. Be prepared to change. You will inevitably have acquired certain transferable skills, perhaps with computers, people or presentations, that you can always take with you into another line of work.

Lives will change direction faster than you have expected. What you want to do now might not be what you want to do in five or even just two years time. So don't be afraid of making a new choice.

First rule is to love what you're setting out to do. Second rule is to give yourself a time limit. No one's a one trick wonder. Find or create another way forward for yourself. Deploy your well-developed talents in another direction.

What have you always enjoyed? Your answer might be a good vantage point from which to see new directions in life.

You will only feel dissatisfied with yourself if you don't try your best.

You only keep going and get really good at things if you enjoy them enough. So don't kid yourself or other people. Once you've given something a go, own up to how much you really like it.

Every sportsman has to build a second career, and there's only a small number who can goon to be coaches or managers or commentators. You have to look ahead and work out what you'd like to do and start preparing the ground for it.

It can be very exciting going into another profession after several years in a previous one. Nothing to be worried about, because you'll have developed a whole range of transferable skills and experiences from your previous field.

Regularly ask yourself if you're doing the right thing for yourself and for those you love dearly.

Don't do things just because other people think it's a good idea.

Never lose sight of those things that are fundamentally important to you, and use them as landmarks to help you keep your bearings on route.

Today's charity worker is next year's corporate lawyer, and vice versa. Keeping a flexible outlook and esteeming people is the key.

There is a grave danger that if you undergo a miserable journey in the hopes that it will lead to better things, it may only lead to more or the same miserable journeys.

There will always be 'tough days' or even awful weeks, but miserable months might be telling you something.

You'll only make the most of your life if you feel it really is your life and you get to choose which direction it goes in and what routes it takes.