“It must be respected, but it must not be worshipped as a fetish. A programme of daily employ is not a religion.”Arnold Bennett, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
Arnold Bennett on the man who always walks the dog at eight, and the one cure for a plan that keeps running over.
“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.”Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, “Desire”
That line is the fourth of six steps in the chapter on Desire. Here is what the six ask for, and three steps to start a goal in the planner today.
“What good shall I do this day?” “What good have I done to-day?”Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin planned his day to begin with one question and end with another. Here is the page they came from, the part he found hardest, and how to ask them in the planner.
“Your achievement can be no greater than your PLANS are sound.”Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, “Organized Planning”
“A QUITTER NEVER WINS—AND—A WINNER NEVER QUITS.”Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, “Organized Planning”
“The successful leader must plan his work, and work his plan.”Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, “Organized Planning”
“Temporary defeat should mean only one thing, the certain knowledge that there is something wrong with your plan.”Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, “Organized Planning”
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