Quotes About Motivation

Employees take weekends off, entrepreneurs dont.

The greatest accelerant to a cultural flame is leadership.

Part of a leader's groundwork is in honing work ethic.

Bring the thunder. Some situations require extra inspiration and motivation to influence others; during those moments, act with fierce bravado.

Don't wait to be reminded to focus on your own development.

Be the accelerant. You have the power to light up the cultural flame of the company. It's not going to happen because of programs, processes, tools, branding or the product itself; focus on the culture and light it up!

You can be the catalyst that sparks a cultural flame.

And what's the point of doing something just to do it?

As a leader and a manager, how valuable would it be to bring more positive energy and passion to the workplace?

Leaders are the stewards of organizational energy

Purpose also becomes a more powerful source of energy when it moves from being externally to internally motivated. Extrinsic motivation reflects the desire to get more of something that we don't feel we have enough of: money, approval, social standing, power or even love. "Intrinsic" motivation grows out of the desire to engage in an activity because we value it for the inherent satisfaction it provides.

if you find talented people and equip them with the right skills for the challenge at hand, they will perform at their best. In our experience that often isn't so. Energy is the X factor that makes it possible to fully ignite

Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.

To be fully engaged, we must be physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and spiritually aligned with a purpose beyond our immediate self-interest.

With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; without confidence, even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp.

The most important organizational resource is energy.

Leaders have a disproportionate impact on the energy of others.

When you create a setting where your people see that their efforts are contributing to a positive outcome well beyond what they could achieve individually, they will be more motivated and find greater meaning in what they do.

Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental.

Passion is the fuel; Inspiration the fuse, and learning the catalyst

If you have ever had a position on and intended to do one thing but actually did something else, then you were a member of the psychological crowd and made a crowd trade—whether you knew it or not. Otherwise, you would have done what you originally intended.

money is the lance, not the grail

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.