Intentional Living Quotes

“The problems look too big for us to tackle. We say to ourselves, “What can I do? I’m just one person.” One person is a start. One person can act and make a change by helping another.”

“We should never let what we cannot do keep us from doing what we can do. A passive life does not become a meaningful life.”

“Action is what converts human dreams into significance.”

“An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”

“Why do so many people do nothing? I think it’s because most of us look at the evils and injustice around us, and we become overwhelmed.”

“One of the great ironies of life is that if you give up your life, you gain it. If you help others, you benefit. If you lose yourself, you find yourself.”

“When you live each day with intentionality, there’s almost no limit to what you can do. You can transform yourself, your family, your community, and your nation.”

“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.”

“Only by managing my thinking and shifting my thoughts from desire to deeds would I be able to bring about positive change. I needed to go from wanting to doing.”

“Most people want to hear or tell a good story. But they don’t realize they can and should be the good story. That requires intentional living.”

“Successful people are good in four areas: relationships, equipping, attitude, and leadership.”

“If I wanted to make a difference… Wishing for things to change wouldn’t make them change. Hoping for improvements wouldn’t bring them. Dreaming wouldn’t provide all the answers I needed. Vision wouldn’t be enough to bring transformation to me or others.”

“A dream requires a partner: commitment.”

“One person can inspire a second person to be intentional, and another. Those people can work together. They can become a movement. They can make an impact.”

“Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.”

“To be significant, all you have to do is make a difference with others wherever you are, with whatever you have, day by day.”

“Intentional living is about living your best story.”

“When you intentionally use your everyday life to bring about positive change in the lives of others, you begin to live a life that matters.”

“Nobody finishes well by accident.”

“Dreams often come one size too big so that we can grow into them.”