Charles J. Givens was a bestselling author of two books, Wealth Without Risk and Financial Self Defense. Givens founded the Charles J. Givens Organization that grew to over 600,000 members. He frequently appeared on nationally syndicated daytime television shows to promote his “financial strategies” and hosted a weekly radio program. May his quotes inspire you to design the life of your dreams.
1. “To design the future effectively you must first let go of your past.” Charles J. Givens
2. “The goals you set for yourself and the strategies you choose become your blueprint or plan.” Charles J. Givens
3. “Strategies are like recipes: choose the right ingredients, mix them in the correct proportions, and you will always produce the same predictable results: in this case, financial success.” Charles J. Givens
4. “The success strategies for managing money and building wealth are called money strategies. By learning to use money strategies as a part of your day to day life, financial frustration and failure become a thing of the past. ” Charles J. Givens
5. “Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.” Charles J. Givens
6. “Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.” Charles J. Givens
7. “The more specific and measurable your goal, the more quickly you will be able to identify, locate, create, and implement the use of the necessary resources for its achievement.” Charles J. Givens
8. “Success is the progressive, timely achievement of your stated goals.” Charles J. Givens
9. “Make choices, not excuses.” Charles J. Givens
10. “Achieve success in any area of your life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits.” Charles J. Givens
11. “Doing more of what doesn’t work won’t make it work any better.” Charles J. Givens
12. “Discipline is a choice.” Charles J. Givens
13. “For maximum enjoyment of success, first determine your top ten values.” Charles J. Givens
14. “The only thing more destructive to your life than setting goals that are out of alignment with your values is setting no goals at all.” Charles J. Givens
15. “If you want to learn about money, learn from somebody who has a lot of it. ” Charles J. Givens
16. “Complete one action plan for each goal on your list.” Charles J. Givens
17. “Break each goal down into a set of manageable objectives.” Charles J. Givens
18. “By the yard, it’s hard, but by the inch, it’s a cinch.” Charles J. Givens
19. “The mind tends to take the path of least resistance.” Charles J. Givens
20. “Specify a first step as the first objective on your action plan.”
21. “Transform efficiency into effectiveness with a prioritized activities list.” Charles J. Givens
22. “Revie and revise your blueprint at the end of each calendar year to assess your past progress and chart your future direction.” Charles J. Givens
23. “The loyalty and trust of other people generate the cooperation necessary for achieving your dreams and goals.” Charles J. Givens
24. “Arrive on time, every time.” Charles J. Givens
25. “You become effective by working smart instead of working hard.” Charles J. Givens
26. “Increase your level of effectiveness by learning to maintain focus.” Charles J. Givens
27. “Don’t make getting ready the last thing you do before leaving your house.” Charles J. Givens
28. “Practice effective time management on yourself, not those around you.” Charles J. Givens
29. “Schedule your personal time with the same priority and attention to detail as you schedule your business time.” Charles J. Givens
30. “You activate opportunity by getting into action.” Charles J. Givens
31. “Excuses are only made for failure, never success.” Charles J. Givens
32. “Avoid triggering the no-slack principle by making and sticking to your plan.” Charles J. Givens
33. “Leave your life to chance and chances are you won’t like the way you live your life.” Charles J. Givens
34. “If the cost is less than your per-hour value, hire someone else to do the job.” Charles J. Givens
35. “Take control of your time or time will control you.” Charles J. Givens
