Quotes About Motivation

Thoughts lead on to purposes purposes go forth in action actions form habits habits decide character and character fixes our destiny.

A SLUG IN BED WILL LOSE HIS HEAD! ARISE, PATHETIC ONE! TLALOC HAS RETURNED TO BEAT YOUR POWERS INTO YOU!

All I can ask is that you try your best — and I know I don't even have to ask, because you're the kind of dragon who always does.

Direct, personal feedback really is the simplest and most effective form of motivation.

when leaders fail to tell employees that they're doing a great job, they might as well be taking money out of their pockets and throwing it into a fire

We need to hire people who are hungry. They go beyond what is required. Passionate about the work they're doing. Hungry.

Scare People with Sincerity

When players on a team stop caring about the scoreboard, they inevitably start caring about something else.

Team leaders must give members a reason to care at the beginning of a meeting or discussion. They must raise the anxiety of the team about why the issues about to be discussed matter, and what could go wrong if bad decisions are made. By doing so, they immediately get everyone engaged

More than any policy or system, there is nothing like the fear of letting down respected teammates that motivates people to improve their performance.

Peer pressure and the distaste for letting down a colleague will motivate a team player more than any fear of authoritative punishment or rebuke.

It has to do with doing work that drains me of my energy, and which, in turn, prevents me from doing the work that gives me energy.

Team Rewards By shifting rewards away from individual performance to team achievement, the team can create a culture of accountability. This occurs because a team is unlikely to stand by quietly and fail because a peer is not pulling his or her weight.

high school kids at In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A are doing largely the same job that kids at any other fast-food restaurant are doing, and yet there are a lot fewer miserable jobs at In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A. The difference is not the job itself. It is the management. And one of the most important things that managers must do is help employees see why their work matters to someone. Even if this sounds touchy-feely to some, it is a fundamental part of human nature.

As it turns out, the primary motive for most young people, and too many older ones, is the rewards that leadership brings with it. Things like notoriety, status, and power. But people who are motivated by these things won't embrace the demands of leadership when they see little or no connection between doing their duties and receiving those rewards.

But no matter what is going on, there has to be something ultimately at stake. A prize, survival, sanity, success, even peace of mind.

And what if she says she's up for it?" Bobby asked. "How do we teach her to be smarter?" "That's a high-class problem, my friend," Clare announced. "If Attila the Hun walked into this office right now and convinced me that he really wanted to get better dealing with people, I know we could do it. Most training and development comes down to how much a person wants to change.

2. What is your family's top priority—rallying cry—right now?

In order to be the kind of leader who demonstrates genuine interest in employees and who can help people discover the relevance of their work, a person must have a level of personal confidence and emotional vulnerability.

Winning's never about what anyone else does. It's something that happens between you and yourself.

for a creative person starting out on a career, try not thinking about film or media or whatever. think about money.

Dotar la vida de significado requiere energía y, en aquel momento, estaba falto de ella.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

Fear is never healthy in an organization. It doesn't encourage positive action; instead it destroys motivation and productivity, and undermines your confidence and morale.