A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

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"Every psychological event depends upon the state of the person and at the same time on the environment, although their relative importance is different in different cases."

- Kurt Lewin

Awareness

"Our behavior is purposeful; we live in a psychological reality or living space that includes not only those parts of our physical and social environment that are important to us but also imagined states that do not currently exist."

- Kurt Lewin

Awareness

"The American cultural ideal of the self-made man, of everyone standing on his own feet, is as tragic a picture as the initiative-destroying dependence on a benevolent despot. We all need each other. This type of interdependence is the greatest challenge to the maturity of individual and group functioning."

- Kurt Lewin

Connection to Earth

"If you want truly to understand something, try to change it."

- Kurt Lewin

Change

"Social action, just like physical action, is steered by perception."

- Kurt Lewin

Focus

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"Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future."

- Tony Robbins

Goals

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."

- Tony Robbins

Goals

"Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there."

- Bo Jackson

Goals

"A goal is a wish. A standard holds you accountable."

- Tunde Oyeneyin

Goals

"The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Goals