More About Goals and Commitment

Here are some more things learned about goals, coming from a very good mentor-friend that I look up to:

"The world makes way to those who know where they are going."

It's all about dedication and commitment to a goal, and all about the passion for achieving something worthwhile. Circumstances will always bow down to commitment.

These people certainly know where they are going:

1. Tony Tan Caktiong, CEO of Jollibee Foods and
Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004

"When I think back on those early days, I can say I had a dream, and it was a pretty big dream. I once boldly stated in one of our early planning sessions that my vision was to create the largest food company in the world. That was when we had just five stores! Some people laughed when they heard it, but I wasn’t joking. Well, we’re still far from achieving it, but we do have over 1000 stores today, in six different countries, and we’re growing faster today than ever before." -- Commencement Speech at the Ateneo de Manila University, 18 March 2005

2. John Gokongwei, founder of JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

"Call it trite--but, believe me, success CAN BE ACHIEVED through hard work, frugality, integrity, responsiveness to change--and most of all, boldness to dream. These have never been just easy slogans for me. I have lived by them." -- Commencement Speech at the Ateneo de Manila University, 1 March 2002

"If you dream of creating something great, do not let a 9-to-5 job—even a high-paying one—lull you into a complacent, comfortable life. Let that high-paying job propel you toward entrepreneurship instead...", "The only barriers left are the barriers you have in your mind." -- Commencement Speech at the Ateneo de Manila University, 27 March 2004