Quotes About Motivation

It seemed to me that there was a self-interest hidden in the core of all of us, which cooled us when we contemplated any fate which did not touch us directly.

If you don't know what to do with the rest of your life, make your bed. If you're going to be a couch potato, at least fluff the pillows. If you can't afford pearls, red nail polish is your best accessory. If you don't have time to do your nails, smile and stand up straight.

But does psychological sophistication override a sense that some actions are just plain bad? How much of human behaviour, in the end, can one understand?

Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.

The only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

What is he collecting them for?

Enthusiasm... - something close to passion at times... (is) the stuff brilliance (is) made of....

Funny to do something and then realise the reason for it afterwards.

It was hard to keep a straight face, but Harriet didn't laugh. Everybody around her was living out a different story in which events had different causes and motivations according to how they were perceived.

H)is action was merely "galvanizing the corpse" of an army that was already in retreat and heading for defeat.

if you're not happy with who you're waking up with most mornings, make a change -- if you want something (or someone) else, go for it.

They don't choose a profession based on how much they're going to earn. They choose it based on what interests them. Education is free so anyone can train in whatever they want. You know you're going to get taxed a lot anyway, so you may as well just focus on doing what you love, rather than what's going to land you a massive salary.

There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

But the only way to lessen the fear is to get out and speak.

envisioning a positive outcome has helped her speak with presence. For her first staff meeting at her former position as publisher of People en Español, Jackie envisioned herself passionately speaking to the group. An image of a successful meeting primed her to make it happen.

The standards for graduates are getting worse and worse. They're slackers. They think all they have to do is read a few pages in a textbook to make it! No desire whatsoever to do a little extra," fumed the professor.

These small wins matter more because they are so much more likely to occur compared to the big break-throughs in the world. If we only waited for the big wins, we would be waiting a long time. And we would probably quit long before we saw anything tangible come to fruition. What you need instead of big wins is simply the forward momentum that small wins bring.

Testosterone has another important effect: It increases levels of dopamine, the feel-good chemical in the brain that mediates the reward network. Pay raises, compliments, sex, experiencing any kind of success—all result in increased levels of dopamine in the brain.

Feeling challenged is an inherent performance steroid—your body releases more adrenaline than noradrenaline, which means the smooth muscle in your blood vessels dilate, as do your your lungs, and now you have more oxygenated blood going to the tissues that need it. Your body has more energy and your brain can think more clearly.

THINK OF PRESSURE MOMENTS AS A CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY/FUN

individuals who perceive a task or situation not as a threat but instead as a challenge, an opportunity, or fun are far more likely to perform up to the level of their ability, increasing their chances for success.

loss aversion creates the behavior commonly known as "playing not to lose," instead of playing to win. How

But it is our perception of success that has the biggest hit on this part of our brain. When dopamine levels are high, they engage our frontal cortex, where are our "executive function" exists.