Living a Life with Purpose

"Living a life of purpose is a choice. We have the choice to strive toward goals that make the world better for others and for ourselves or not."

"At times, the most valuable help you can offer others comes in the form of ideas that unlock opportunity."

"Having a positive impact is not about who has the most to give, but who gives it wisely and well."

"The great destiny of man is not only to reflect and understand, to think and feel but to do practical things, to build and create and make great things happen. Only action will lead to real happiness and real goodness."

-- Peter S. Temes

Move On With Faith

"Even after you do everything right, powered by ambition and filled with insight, you'll find limits to your success. At times, you'll need to take a leap of faith and get to the next level."

"Where reason ends, faith can get you the rest of the way."

"Whatever victories you win will always be incomplete until you share them with people you care about."

-- Peter S. Temes

The Meaning of Having Purpose

"Understanding where you're going is one of the best ways to make sure you get there. That's what purpose is all about: having an end in mind and working a little bit longer, a little bit harder to get there."


"Use failure as an opportunity to strengthen and increase your ambition."


"Thinking critically about who you are, what you believe, and when you are prepared to say no to authority in order to preserve your values is an essential trait for personal integrity for helping others and for ensuring your own success."

-- Peter S. Temes

Foundation To Success

"You can't focus on the war instead of the battle until you are crystal clear about what the war is -- what your personal goals are. Figure out the game you are playing -- figure out where you plan to be when you reach your goals -- and that clarity will become the foundation of your success."


"Fighting against what you don't like is less important and less productive than fighting for what your like. Making more of what's good is more virtuous and more productive than trying to eliminate what's bad."


"Put more goodness in the world, and a corresponding amount of evil will disappear, without having to win any battles against it."

-- Peter S. Temes

Invest Time and Energy

"To deserve what you own, you need to invest time and energy in making it better."


"If you are not happy, seek to be a better person instead of simply seeking to feel happier."


"Owning what we build drives us to build great things."

-- Peter S. Temes

Do Not Be Afraid To Failed

"The path to success is filled with failure. People who live their best and truest lives understand that. They are not afraid to fail, and not afraid of how they look to others."


"Man, like the generous vine, supported lives. The strength he gains is from the embrace he gives."


"Real happiness is the function of years of doing the right things, of connecting your personal accomplishments with helping your family and your community be virtuous too, day in and day out until the very last days you've got."

-- Peter S Temes

Succeed In Any Diffculties

"To succeed at any difficult, worthwhile task, you'll have to pass through a great deal of failure."


"Make the leap from asking, "who am I and what do I want?" to asking that most powerful question of all -- "how do others see themselves, and how can I help them feel stronger and more successful?""


"We all want to be our own heroes, and hear our own stories. If you grasp this truth, you can use it to reach your goals."

-- Peter S Temes