DON'T MISTAKE ACTIVITY FOR ACHIEVEMENT

If you don't have the time to do it right, how can you have the time to do it over?

Citing both the Buddha and Aristotle, Sachs makes the case for a "middle path," a path of moderation and balance between work and non-work (what he calls, quaintly in this day and age, "leisure"), savings and consumption, self-interest and compassion, individualism and citizenship.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

Short cuts make for long delays.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know you're coming.

Goal setting is good stewardship. Instead of letting things happen, goals help us make things happen. Instead of living by default, goals help us live by design. Instead of living out of memory, goals help us live out of imagination.

How we spend our money, however little we have, still reveals what we value.

You are one habit away from getting into shape. You are one habit away from financial freedom. You are one habit away from mental health. You are one habit away from a happy, healthy marriage. You are one habit away from any goal you set. The only catch? It has to be a daily habit!