Quotes About Motivation

Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are whether it's greedy or loving.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

Knowing what to do is not usually the problem; the elusive goal becomes translating intentions into action and resolutions into results.

Even a dark purpose can keep a man alive.

Energy follows thought; no matter how hard we work or how much we know, we tend to rise to our assumed limits, and no higher.

When running up a hill, it's all right to give up…as long as your feet keep moving.

To access subconscious stores of motivational energy, you have to provide rewards that address the three vital interests of your subconscious mind: security, pleasure, and power.

to access a wave of motivational energy, you have to connect your goals to rewards such as fun, security, excitement, pleasure, and personal power.

But as with so many things in our lives, the reason for doing something is not the important thing. It is the fact of doing that remains.

I doubt if he ever confronted and acknowledged his own deeper motivations, except when they were as pure as spring water.

Why . . ." she begins. "Why do you want to climb it?" "Because it's there.

During this time I quit attending classes at the university, and my grades rose from four Fs to three Bs and an A.

Who knows what the Ousters will do?" he said. "They no longer appear to be motivated by human logic." Martin Silenus laughed loudly, spilling his wine as he gestured. "As if we fucking humans were ever motivated by human logic!

Write the words The FIve Senses on an index card and tack it to a bulletin board above your desk. You should have a bulletin board above your desk, if at all possible. Some place where you can tack images, quotes, postcards, scraps of thoughts and ideas that will help remind you of you you are and what you're doing.

If I waited to be in the mood to write, I'd barely have a chapbook of material to my name. Who would ever be in the mood to write? Do marathon runners get in the mood to run? Do teachers wake up with the urge to lecture? I don't know, but I doubt it. My guess is that it's the very act that is generative. The doing of the thing that makes possible the desire for it.

If I'm not writing, my heart hardens, rather than lifts.

people who are driven by something—or better yet, drawn irresistibly to a goal—do not count being tired as a bad thing.

If you always work with good, dedicated people, both above and below you, then you will learn to thrive in an environment of excellence.

Carol Dweck, the psychologist who studies motivation, likes to say that all the world's parenting advice can be distilled to two simple rules: pay attention to what your children are fascinated by, and praise them for their effort.

I'm giving you these comments because I have very high expectations and I know that you can reach them.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. —W. B. Yeats

We are all paid to solve problems. Make sure to pick fun people to solve problems with.

obedecer la llamada interior o la inspiración secreta de hacer algo o de seguir algún camino cada vez que la sintiera, aunque no tuviera razón alguna para hacerlo

channeling emotions toward a productive end is a master aptitude. Whether it be in controlling impulse and putting off gratification, regulating our moods so they facilitate rather than impede thinking, motivating ourselves to persist and try, try again in the face of setbacks, or finding ways to enter flow and so perform more effectively—all bespeak the power of emotion to guide effective effort.