Quotes About Motivation

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and theorize on it as we may, practically we shall do very little for it, unless we are made to think we are at the same time doing something for ourselves.

When you lack interest in the case the job will very likely lack skill and diligence in the performance.

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One way to get yourself started in spite of Resistance is to set a timer for ten minutes, and promise yourself that if you feel like stopping when the timer goes off, you can.

To illustrate, let's try this thought experiment: Tell yourself, "I'm going to make three sales calls today." How does it feel? Most likely, it feels pretty "meh." Now, tell yourself, "I'm going to make 50 sales calls today." Which are you more excited to do?

Helena Rubinstein, captures this concept perfectly: "There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

Working just a little harder than someone else who might be just as talented (or even a bit more) is what will win the day.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. —STEPHEN KING

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

What this tells us is that children who are outperformed may give up rather than fight to improve, and those who do win may not feel compelled to keep trying as hard if even the losers get praise and a trophy.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —VINCE LOMBARDI Steve

Jeremy Bentham argued that 'even in the best of times the great mass of citizens will most probably possess few resources other than their daily labour and, consequently, be always near indigence'. As long as working man was near indigence, hunger would remain an effective tool to goad him to labour. Bentham argued that an important task of government was to ensure conditions of deprivation, thereby guaranteeing that hunger would [be a constant motivation to work].

Ambivalence is one of the biggest enemies of change. If you aren't sure that you really want to take action on something such as your weight, ambivalence will usually win.

No!" Nellie said fiercely. "I got into it because of the money. But now --

A step at a time. One problem at a time—just figure out this one problem. Day by day, solving one problem at a time, Salva moved toward his goal.

When I asked for her best motivational tip, she shared a single sentence she uses with her employees. Whenever she assigns a project, she says, "Make it as awesome as you want.

The initial spark usually has something to do with panic -- I'm due to turn in a story to a workshop or an editor. It's a terrible working method.

The future is driven by twin engines: will power and brain power. One shows you possibility, while the other creates it.

The need to feel like a champion is what creates the champion.

There are no lazy trillionaires.

They call me 'Big Link' not because I'm a big guy, but because I do big things.

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.

The very insurmountability of the task, its very unattractiveness, was in the end what attracted me to it.

I did not love running. Here's a pointer for you: no one does. They pretend to, but they're lying. The only good part is having run. In the moment