Quotes about motivation
motivation technology self
Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command. Steven Pressfield
motivational inspiration waiting
The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
motivational destiny two
The amateur has a long list of fears. Near the top are two: Solitude and silence. The amateur fears solitude and silence because she needs to avoid, at all costs, the voice inside her head that would point her toward her calling and her destiny. So she seeks distraction. The amateur prizes shallowness and shuns depth. The culture of Twitter and Facebook is paradise for the amateur.
motivational procrastination destiny
The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work.
motivational self doubt
Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
motivation inspiration moral
Anything that makes it easier to imagine trading places with someone else increases your moral consideration for that other person. Steven Pinker
motivational sports winning
When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose. Sun Tzu
motivation inspiration behavior
We have a lot to learn from [bonobos], because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior is not confined to one aspect of their life that they set aside. It permeates their entire life. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
motivational struggle fighting
No, when the fight begins within himself, / A man's worth something. Robert Browning
motivational fitness children
Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness. Richard Simmons
motivation kids opportunity
When kids are young, before the age of ten, there is a critical window of opportunity when their habits and motivations can be influenced. Richard Attias
motivation creating secret
The reason or motivation you have for making money or creating success is vital. T. Harv Eker
motivational letting-go drama
Commit to growing yourself. Do not avoid problems and or complain about problems. Don't let them bother you. In fact, don't even call them problems; refer to them as "challenges" or "situations". Let go of the emotion and drama you create when you don't get what you want. Just stay present and handle one situation at a time with an open mind and an open heart. Trust yourself and in the universe that everything will work out in the end.
motivation roots supportive
If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes from a non-supportive root such as fear, anger or the need to 'prove' yourself, your money will never bring you happiness.
motivation fear joy
By unlinking your money motivation from anger, fear, and the need to prove yourself, you can install new links for earning your money through purpose, contribution, and joy.
motivation sight giving
The first rule of making progress in anything you do is setting goals, allowing yourself to always have a finish line in sight. This provides a boost in motivation during those moments when slogging forward seems impossible, giving you something tangible to work towards at every moment.
motivational thought-provoking humiliation
You will find that you survive humiliation. And that's an experience of incalculable value. T. S. Eliot
motivational military rejection
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat. Sylvester Stallone
motivational sports support-you
People don't have to like or support you. So you always have to say thank you. Ruben Studdard
motivational soccer thinking
My game is based on improvisation. Often a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to decide whether to dribble, shoot or pass to the right or left. It is instinct that gives the orders. Ronaldinho
motivational monk poisoning
I felt like poisoning a monk. Umberto Eco
motivation thinking worry
Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem. Rick Warren
motivation remember-you remembers-you
God's mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you.
motivation what-matters achievement
Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life.
motivation inspiration worldview
Everybody's got a worldview. Everybody's betting their life on something. ... You just better know why you're betting what you're betting on.
motivation inspiration people
We, the people, do have the power to stop [the] tragic waste of resources if we regard it as socially unacceptable to waste food. Tristram Stuart
motivation thinking years
Kirby played every day. You feed off of that. When you think of Kirby, you think of motivation. Im definitely going to dedicate this year to him. Torii Hunter
motivational sports football
The principle is competing against yourself. Steve Young
motivation compassion self
Take away someone’s fear, or low intelligence, or dishonesty . . . and you take away their compassion. Take away someone’s aggression and you take away their motivation, or their ability to assert themselves. Take away their selfishness and you take away their sense of self-preservation. Veronica Roth
motivation honest advise
Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.
motivational loyalty sports
Leadership rests not only on outstanding ability. It also rests on commitment, loyalty and pride. It rests on followers who are ready to accept guidance. Leadership is the ability to direct people and - more important - to have those people accept that direction. Vince Lombardi
motivational soccer football
If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
motivational leadership sports
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.