Quotes About Motivation

if he failed to reach that level, Rockefeller would make up the difference.

Rockefeller worked by subtle hints, doling out praise sparingly to employees and nudging them along.

It was too easy to camouflage selfish impulses by invoking a higher cause as the real cause.

Doubtless embarrassed, he contested insinuations that he was motivated by greed instead of a humble desire to serve God or humanity.

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For this reason, he found religion far more of a spur than a hindrance to his ambitions.

At one point, Bill suggested that if John didn't find work he might have to return to the country; the thought of such dependence upon his father made "a cold chill" run down his spine, Rockefeller later said.27 Because he approached his job hunt devoid of any doubt or self-pity, he could stare down all discouragement. "I was working every day at my business—the business of looking for work. I put in my full time at this every day.

Statements make sense for somebody who needs advice. I'm not giving advice. I don't instruct. At my best, I delight. That's my job.

are desperate for people of every background with the ability to formulate a compelling vision of the future and to inspire others to help make that vision a

Growing into leadership begins with self-leadership—which starts with discovering and nurturing the inner drive that will spur you to seemingly impossible achievements. That drive may be moving toward your passion, if you're lucky enough to know

If you think you can - you can!

I was not a great communicator, but I communicated great things.

aren't lazy or unwilling to work: they just don't know how to free themselves from the welfare security blanket.

If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.

El peor enemigo de la creatividad es dudar de una misma», decía Plath

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

That isn't your real motivation. I know your type. You have a secret passion for justice. Why don't you admit it?" "I have a secret passion for mercy," I said. "But justice is what keeps happening to people.

A common belief about behaviorally challenging kids is that they have learned that their challenging behavior is an effective means of getting their way and coercing adults into giving in, and that their parents are passive, permissive, inconsistent disciplinarians. If this view hasn't led to improvements in your child's behavior, you may want to try on some different lenses: your child is lacking skills rather than motivation.

El éxito comienza en la voluntad

Men often do their best work blind, for some one else's sake.

Wanting is the beginning of getting.' Vincent said that often. "Then why don't people get things?" Asked Lovejoy. "Because they don't want hard enough." Certainly no one could have accused Vincent or Lovejoy of that.

Russell Simmons

Every culture, every era, exploits some few out of a great number of possibilities [of traditional institutions]. Changes may be very disquieting, and involve great losses, but this is due to the difficulty of change itself, not to the fact that our age and country has hit upon the one possible motivation under which human life can be conducted.

There's no good in moping girl, there's work to be done... Have you forgotten, nobody likes a person who feels sorry for herself.