Quotes About Motivation

One key to student success: Learning requires effort and study.

To put it bluntly, if you don't have AD/HD, you do things because they are important. If you have AD/HD, you do things because they are interesting.

Celebrate effort, not victory.

If you don't love yourself, and if you don't love what you do, then your productivity will be somewhere between mediocre and pathetic.

Attitude drives actions. Actions drive results. Results drive lifestyles." That's a quote from America's business philosopher, Jim Rohn.

Ambition is the mainspring of life, but we must keep it wound up! Self-confidence is the balance wheel which keeps ambition moving at an even momentum. Enthusiasm is the oil with which we keep the human machine greased and in smooth running order. The well-organized, capable, and productive man is AMBITIOUS, ENTHUSIASTIC, and possesses plenty of SELF-CONFIDENCE. Without these, success is uncertain, if not impossible.

The act of deeply thinking through problems, energizing people, and aligning them toward a common goal is the only way to practice and develop real leadership ability.

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. —Ralph Nader, consumer advocate

management has no more critical role than to motivate and engage large numbers of people to work together toward a common goal. Defining and explaining what the goal is, sharing a path to achieving it, motivating people to take the journey with you, and assisting them by removing obstacles—those are management's reasons for being. We

Never be satisfied with inaction. Question and redefine your purpose to attain progress.

you change people's behavior by having them set some specific, measurable goals, reminding them of what they have committed to do, measuring their activities and providing frequent feedback, and providing positive reinforcement for progress. Effective

willingly forgo a substantial pay raise in exchange for seeing their direct supervisor fired.

we are predisposed to trust and have an evolutionary need to do so. Therefore, people are motivated to overlook a violation of trust

When you're self-employed, your success is proportionate to your personal development.

The beginning of change doesn't come from motivation and dangling carrots. It begins with being clear about what you want to get away from.

Having a successful life and business requires that we first learn who we are, then do what we have to do in order to have what we want.

Don't be intimidated by successful makers; be inspired by them. Creativity doesn't divide but multiply, finding new expressions in everyone inspired by someone else's gift.

There's nothing as unstoppable as a freight train full of fuck-yeah. If you've ever known what it's like to be in your groove, and are having trouble finding your way right now, think back to your attitude and what your priorities were when you were totally lit up about life, and use them to help give you the clarity and the kick in the rear end you need now.

Figure out which affirmations you need to hear the most and repeat them all day long in your head, in the car, while you're walking down the street pretending to be on the phone, under your breathe in line at the DMV. Write them on Post-it notes and stick them around your house, on your mirrors, in your refrigerator, in your car. Write down your favorite affirmations ten times every morning and ten times every night before you go to bed and say them out loud. Here

Watching someone else totally go for it can be incredibly upsetting to the person who's spent a lifetime building a case for why they themselves can't

Pay attention to the things you're drawn to, the things you're good at, the things you lose yourself in, the things that make you stand up and say, "My foot! I can't feel my foot!" because you've been sitting in the same position for hours, totally engrossed.

When it comes to changing your life, if you're not scared, you're doing something wrong.

Living a life in which you're constantly letting yourself down and feeling powerless against distractions and impulses is hard; waiting a few seconds and retraining your focus to achieve success is easy.

Most of the time it's not lack of experience that's holding us back, but rather the lack of determination to do what we need to do to be successful.