The Magic Lamp Quotes

“If you enjoy something, pursue it. You don't have to make it your official purpose in life—but what if you did? What if you decided to spend your life doing what you enjoy? That's what river people do. Sometimes they're called eccentric, or absentminded, or obsessive. Sometimes they're called geniuses. But whatever they're called, all they do is flow with their river of interest and allow themselves to enjoy the journey. They don't care if what they're doing is important to the rest of the world; they care if it's important to them. They aren't out to save mankind; they're out to save themselves—from a life without joy or meaning. But isn't that selfish? You bet it is. It's the good kind of selfish, the enlightened kind, the kind that says you will bring far more good to the world by doing what you care about than by doing what you hate. If you want to maximize your contribution to your fellow human beings, you owe it to them, and to yourself, to follow your dreams, to follow your purpose, to follow your bliss. Do”
― Keith Ellis, The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals

“To get whatever you want from life you have only to set in motion the appropriate cause, and the effect will take care of itself.”
― Keith Ellis, The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals