Quotes by Jeff Goins

“I used to think that your calling was about doing something good in this world. Now I understand its about becoming someone goodand letting that goodness impact the world around you.”

“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.”

“Discomfort is the sign, you are on right track.”

“It's time, friends. Time to give back. Time to step out and risk more than we want. Time to dream dreams bigger than we imagined. Time to mourn with those who mourn, to bring beauty where there are...”

“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.”

“The world is broken and remains that way, in spite of our efforts to help it. This is beautiful, in a way, because it breaks us of our self-dependency. In a world that refuses to be healed, we must...”

“If you're trying to serve someone in need and it doesn't hurt a little, you're doing something wrong. Sure, it's nice to lend a helping hand, but true compassion causes your heart to break - even a...”

“At a distance, we see a need and ignore it. We judge it, condemn it, forget it. We don't think about it, because if we practice ignorance long enough, we don't notice the need anymore. It goes unde...”

“We who are rich with respect to the rest of the world must come to grips with our own poverty if we are going to make a difference. We must allow our hearts to be broken so we can make things whole...”

“You are a writer. You just need to write.”

“...we find our vocations not by focusing on ourselves, but by focusing on others.”

“We must wake up. If we are going to find our callings, we must live intentionally and audaciously. And we must be generous. This choice is not an easy one, and it doesn't come naturally, but it's h...”

“If you are going to find work worth doing - a vocation to fulfill and challenge you - you will have to encounter a reality bigger than yourself. It may not be what others say it should be or what y...”

“If we are to follow the Jesus who suffered with us and bled for us, we too must suffer. We must hold the dying in our arms. We must shed tears for hungry stomachs, trafficked children, and wanderin...”

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

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

“Maybe something can only be born when something else dies. Maybe our 'coming alive' feels like being dragged through the dirt. Maybe you and I are hanging my a thread of grace for most of our lives...”

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

“Serving people is the best way to earn influence.”

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