Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Fitzhugh Dodson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Fitzhugh Dodson.
Last updated on April 19, 2025.
Fitzhugh Dodson

Fitzhugh J. Dodson was an American clinical psychologist, lecturer and educator. He wrote several popular books including the best-selling How to Parent.

Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. — © Fitzhugh Dodson
Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.
Goals that are not written down are just wishes.
Some people, in working towards a goal, find themselves seized by inertia when it comes time for action. If this should happen to you, despite the small graduated steps, then it is time to re-examine your goal. Consider how important it actually is and then either discard the goal and replace it with more suitable one or continue the steps with a renewed sense of the value of achieving it.
First you write down your goal; your second job is to break down your goal into a series of steps, beginning with steps which are absurdly easy.
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