Jeff Goins Quotes

A calling goes beyond your abilities and calls into question your potential. And when the journey is complete, even you are surprised.

If you're not feeling a little insecure about taking such a leap, then you probably haven't considered the cost.

Sometimes, your ideas aren't as good as you think. Other times, the world just isn't ready for them.

We are either becoming more of our true selves or drifting into a false self. In

Writing is about space. It's about what's not said. About showing rather than telling. About making every word count.

A brand will happen whether you like it or not. Either you intentionally choose one for yourself, or one will be given to you.

But if you hear the call to make your life about more than you and what you can contribute, you will have peace, not anxiety, when facing mortality.

Serving people is the best way to earn influence.

A brand is who you are. But it's more than that. It's your truest self. The part people remember.

This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another.

The big moments are the tiny moments. The breakthroughs are often silent, and they happen in the most unassuming places.

Because we'd rather believe the fairy tale that says some people are just special. That way, we don't have any responsibility to act.

True abundance is about giving away your life, about letting go and giving up.

A calling is that thing that you can't not do, an answer to the age-old question, "What should I do with my life?

And when you are presented with an opportunity, you may not just know.

Excellence, then, is a matter of practice, not talent.

We've been conditioned to think of work as drudgery, a chore you endure in exchange for a paycheck. And this is a problem. When

In the midst of your apprenticeship, perhaps while serving someone else's dream, you will make a discovery of your own.

This is the secret to satisfaction in anything: doing what gives you life and not trying to live up to others' expectations.

Take time to look back at all you've experienced, and listen to what your life is saying.

Samuel didn't know God was speaking to him until his mentor Eli helped him understand what was happening.

When a person is determined to not just succeed but to do work that matters, the world makes room for such ambition.

The smallest moments, the ones we think are insignificant, are the ones we will cherish the most.

I meant what I said, and I said what I meant." - DR. SEUSS

If you don't acquire the discipline to push through a personal low point, you will miss the reward that comes with persevering.

To be wrecked begins with an experience that pulls you out of your comfort zone and self-centeredness, whether you want it or not.

We find our vocations not by focusing on ourselves, but by focusing on others.

If you can do something when it's not fun, even when you're exhausted and bored and want to give up, then it just might be your calling.

If you're trying to serve someone in need and it doesn't hurt a little, you're doing something wrong.

It's time to stop waiting to be asked and start creating.

You can't find your passion if you don't push through pain.

You are a creator of content, a wizard of words. They need you. Act like it.

If you're going to fall out of love with public approval, something interesting will happen: people will be deeply attracted to your work.

As Mother Teresa once said, you will only ever have trust.

But for now, if you are intentional and willing to appreciate the fact that you don't see the whole narrative, you can enjoy more of the journey.

best way to make a friend is to show interest in someone else without an agenda.

We don't need more jobs. We need a better way to equip people for what they're meant to do.

Struggle shapes our character. And character dictates what we will become.

You will have to step out into the unknown, listening for direction as you go.

Anything less than such proactivity is a cheap imitation of the life you were meant to live. It's stalling.

Believe you already are what you want to be. And then start acting like it.

All is not lost, all is not lost. Become who you are It happens once in a lifetime. - SWITCHFOOT

Finding your vocation is less about grand moments of discovery and more about a habit of awareness.

Every moment is a chance to choose.

The worst way to get a mentor is to go find one. The best way is to see the one that's already there.

Think of it this way: if the practice is enjoyable, then you aren't growing.

Nobody reaches expert status without intense preparation. Excellence, then, is a matter of practice, not talent.6

Sometimes failure is the best thing that can happen to you if you learn to listen to the lessons in it.

The unfortunate reality is we are probably missing your work. Not because it's not good, but because we've learned to tune it out.

Discovering your calling is not an epiphany but a series of intentional decisions. It looks less like a giant leap and more like building a bridge.

Treating people with respect is the best way to earn their attention. - SETH GODIN

To create your best work, you'll have to make room for it. You'll have to cut out the excess noise and focus on what really matters:

In any great narrative, there is a moment when a character must decide to become more than a bystander.

Are you committed to the craft, or will you quit when it gets too hard?

brave words: speak, for your servant is listening. It's as much an act of vulnerability as it is one of availability.

We who were born into privilege and opportunity were given these gifts with an expectation: to give them away.

The truth was much simpler. When do you become a writer? "When you say you are," he said. I

Find what you love and what the world needs, then combine them.

I have realized that whatever good comes to me, comes from God, whatever bad comes to me, God has allowed it, and I choose to be thankful for both.

Opportunities come. The question is what will you do when they arrive?

A calling may be many things, but it is not fair. Still, you must answer it.

Each wrong choice grows your character and strengthens your resilience, readying you for what comes next.

The problem today is that many of us see our jobs just as a duty, something we're obligated to do to pay the bills.

This idea was first coined by Charles Handy in his book The Age of Unreason

Slicing down your fluff to the core essentials is how you get to genius.

Everything is practice. Every word you write and action you take is a chance to get better.

When you are in doubt, just remember to drive toward water. You can always change directions once you get in the car.

We have been raised to believe that anything is possible, that our potential is unlimited, and that we are entitled to our dreams.

Write something that's worth fighting over. Because that's how you change things. That's how you create art.

all had no idea what they were doing. There was no plan. But they acted anyway. They didn't just know. They chose.

For every hundred words I write (which might take about 10 minutes to spit out), I spend about 30 to 60 minutes of editing and rewriting.

When I started writing every day, I realized a painful truth: I can't react and create at the same time. Neither can you.

The challenge for any artist - and we are all creating something on the canvas of our lives - is to do our work well while letting go of the result.

It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.

All first drafts suck, so get it over already.

Most people waste the best years of their life waiting for an adventure to come to them instead of going out and finding one.

As Frederick Buechner wrote, Vocation is the place where our deep gladness meets the world's deep need.

When we don't give ourselves fully to the work we were born to do, we do the world - and ourselves - a disservice.

Discomfort is the sign, you are on right track.

and when they didn't know what to do, they took a leap. But in that "leap," there is a lot to unpack.

It's not enough to be good. You have to be great.

The path to your dream is more about following a direction than arriving at a destination.

If you're "one in a million", and the world is full of seven billion people, that means there are seven thousand people just like you.

One of the reasons it can be so hard to find a good mentor these days is that so few people have been mentored.

You have to choose your priorities, or they will choose you.

As you begin to see the patterns, don't move too quickly. Just take one step at a time, trusting that opportunities will open at the right time.

We can distract ourselves with pleasure for only so long before beginning to wonder what the point is.

You are a writer. You just need to write.

Even when others don't understand, masters recognize their allegiance is to a higher calling than pleasing the masses.

Life is too short to do what doesn't matter, to waste your time on things that don't amount to much.

Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get. - MARK TWAIN

Every day, somewhere, a writer is born. She comes into the world with a destiny: to share her words and proclaim a message.

It's a choice, writing is.

Committing to the wrong thing is better than standing still.

But many of us fail to recognize that the best moments are the ones happening right now.

You are not just waiting on your calling; your calling is waiting on you.

Hanging out in coffee shops and talking about one day being a writer or an activist or an entrepreneur is just about the worst thing you can do.

Your mentor may not be the teacher you dreamed of, and that's the point. This is your education of what is, not what you think should be.

Pivoting isn't plan B; it's part of the process.

Before others will believe what is true about you, you'll have to believe it yourself. LET'S