Quotes About Motivation

Without challenge, life had no meaning.

They disregard the quality of immediate experience, and base their motivation instead on the strongly rooted cultural stereotype of what work is supposed to be like.

Much of what we label juvenile delinquency—car theft, vandalism, rowdy behavior in general—is motivated by the same need to have flow experiences not available in ordinary life. As long as a significant segment of society has few opportunities to encounter meaningful challenges, and few chances to develop the skills necessary to benefit from them, we must expect that violence and crime will attract those who cannot find their way to more complex autotelic experiences.

Another force motivates us, and it is more primitive and more powerful than the urge to create: the force of entropy. This too is a survival mechanism built into our genes by evolution. It gives us pleasure when we are comfortable, when we relax, when we can get away with feeling good without expending energy.

Flow tends to occur when a person's skills are fully involved in overcoming a challenge that is just about manageable.

Someone who is motivated solely by the desire to become rich and famous might struggle hard to get ahead but will rarely have enough inducement to work beyond what is necessary, to venture beyond what is already known.

Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide feedback to the person's skills, it usually begins to be intrinsically rewarding.

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.

Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. "He who desires but acts not," wrote Blake with his accustomed vigor, "Breeds pestilence.

Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it.

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And once we have tasted this joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. This is the way the self grows.

In all the years since then, I've never forgotten the lesson that Gary taught me," said Lyden. "I have always told teachers, 'Take all the steps that you're capable of, and then take one more. If this were your kid, you would want people to keep reaching for him.

that line that balances Paralysis of Analysis against the Nike slogan "Just Do It.

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

Work as if you own the company and soon you just might.

There are only 3 things that can make your dreams come true: your thoughts, your words, and your actions.

Thoughts are things - choose the good ones!

happy. Which means follow your dreams, face your fears, and every single day move forward.

Go ahead, want it all. That's what it's there for.

You are unstoppable now, naturally more positive than negative, inclined to succeed, and born to thrive.

It always works for you! Every day you get closer; every day it gets easier!

all thoughts, no matter how altruistic, always end up being self-centred in some way if you give them long enough

Even thinking about working makes me feel queasy. This I know makes me sound a lot like I have no ambition. It presents me as almost having given up on life. It suggests that I'm content to just exist like some corpulent bluebottle basking in the sunshine on the windowsill of life.

If you choose not to pursue your dreams, you'll still be a part of a dream - only it will be someone else's.