Quotes About Motivation

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

You can never be happy until you understand why you're doing what you're doing.

You can't rush your muse. They don't punch time clocks.

May you get all your wishes but one, So you always have something to strive for. Irish blessing

Enthusiasm is like a fire that needs an occasional poke with a stick.

But if you want change, whether it's in your personal life or your business, there's really only one way—you have

An act made in fear is not the same thing as an action taken for necessity.

I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work.

I'm not a very good sleeper. But you know what? I'm willing to put in a few extra hours every day to get better. That's just the kind of hard worker I am.

Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Plans let past drives the future.

WE ALL HAVE ideas. Ideas are immortal. They last forever. What doesn't last forever is inspiration. Inspiration is like fresh fruit or milk: It has an expiration date.

Once every year we review market rates and issue raises automatically. Our target is to pay everyone at the company at the top 10 percent of the market regardless of their role. So whether you work in customer support or ops or programming or design, you'll be paid in the top 10 percent for that position.

Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs.

If the only way you can inspire the troops is by a regimen of exhaustion, it's time to look for some deeper substance. Because what trickles down is less likely to be admiration but dread and fear instead. A leader who sets an example of self-sacrifice can't help but ask self-sacrifice of others.

It's time for companies to stop asking their employees to breathlessly chase ever-higher, ever-more-artificial targets set by ego.

Motivation is pivotal to healthy lives and healthy companies. Make sure you're minding it.

If you run your ship with the conviction that everyone's a slacker, your employees will put all their ingenuity into proving you right.

Todos tenemos ideas. Las ideas son inmortales. Duran siempre. Lo que no dura siempre es la inspiración. Es como la fruta fresca o la leche: tiene fecha de caducidad. Si quieres hacer algo, tienes que hacerlo ahora.

If a worker's motivation is slumping, it's probably because the work is weakly defined or appears pointless, or because others on the team are acting like tools.

Sleep is for the weak! Real A players only need four to five hours! Great accomplishments require great sacrifice! Bull. Shit.

If it's constantly crazy at work, we have two words for you: Fuck that.

So, coming into the office just means that people have to put on pants. There's no guarantee of productivity.