What I now know is that my desire to…
Page 4. What I now know is that my desire to be able to fly was actually a desire to be unique. I wanted something that would express my singular identity. I imagine most of us had similar dreams and fantasies as children. The tragedy is that we let go of those dreams instead of understanding their message that the message that each one of us has a unique contribution to bring to the world.
— from Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)
In the book
And the bar is worth setting high: at the things that truly matter to you, the aim is not merely to be good but to be great. So we begin not with how to win, but with what winning even means — remembering that each of us arrives with a unique contribution to bring to the world, and part of success is simply discovering and delivering it. Define success first — before the goals, before the action — because everything downstream is wasted if the definition is wrong. — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)
True legacy lies in the positive impact you have on the world, through your actions and through the inspiration you leave behind. When I was a boy my dream was to fly, and only much later did I understand that the wish to fly was really a wish to be unique, and that each of us carries a singular contribution into the world that it is our job not to let go of. If someone tells me their children are their legacy, I say they are one hundred percent correct. — Legacy / The Logbook (Legacy/Epilogue)