Quotes About Motivation

There is no faster way to harden my determination than to assume I will fail at something.

You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!

We must believe that we are gifted for something and the this thing MUST be attained.

We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing MUST be attained.

The most powerful words in the universe are the words you say to yourself.

You can do whatever you set your mind to if you just roll up your sleeves, get in there, and do it. Everything is figureoutable.

If it's important enough, I'll make the time. If not, I'll make an excuse.

In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.

insight without action is worthless. Taking action is the only path to change.

If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it. Thomas Mann

Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. Mae West

What holds us back from consistently performing at the levels we're capable of? To find the answer, we have to look inside. No matter what we're trying to figure out, the biggest barriers are often in our own minds:

if you're committed to figuring things out, all excuses have got to go.

No matter what you want to figure out, one thing is for sure: writing it down is a fundamental step to making it real.

Even if this entire book is bullshit, can you think of a more empowering and pragmatic philosophy to embrace?

Rule 1. All problems (or dreams) are figureoutable. Rule 2. If a problem is not figureoutable, it's not really a problem—it's a fact of life or law of nature (e.g., death or gravity). Rule 3. You may not care enough to figure this problem out or achieve this particular dream. That's okay. Find another problem or dream that ignites a blazing fire in your heart and go back to Rule 1.

What can I learn from this? How can this work for me?

Instead of saying, What's the point? ask yourself, What's the next right move?

He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how. Viktor E. Frankl

She put down her screwdriver, turned to me, and said, "Don't be silly, Ree. Nothing in life is that complicated. You can do whatever you set your mind to if you just roll up your sleeves, get in there, and do it. Everything is figureoutable.

Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy. Stuart Wilde

How can this work me? How can this work for me?

Avoidance doesn't extinguish your fear, action does.

Excuses are dream killers. If we allow them, our excuses will keep us locked in a prison of our own making.