Quotes About Motivation

It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they don't have to.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

If you ignore what a man desires, and you deny the very source of his power.

The final test of a leader is that he or she leaves behind in others the conviction and the will to carry on.

Die Neugier ist die mächtigste Antriebskraft im Universum, weil sie die beiden größten Bremskräfte im Universum überwinden kann: die Vernunft und die Angst.

te brindan la oportunidad de comportarte de manera diferente ante distintas situaciones y funcionan como un impulso que te guían hacia tus metas.

La postergación es la estrategia que apadrina el miedo y la pereza de los incapaces.

La atención trabaja al servicio de los esquemas que tenemos. No es libre, sino esclava de las creencias. Vemos lo que nos conviene, sacrificamos el todo, lo real, por aquellas partes o trozos de información que concuerdan con nuestra motivación básica.

el deseo mueve al mundo y la dependencia lo frena.

Tener propósitos? Obvio, partiendo de las fortalezas reales y apoyándose en las propias virtudes. Si

la vida nos enseña que la mayoría de nuestros logros perdurables han sido producto del trabajo y la entrega a un proyecto que consideramos vital (criar un hijo, estudiar en la universidad, desarrollar una destreza deportiva). ¿Disciplina? No cabe duda, pero también motivación. Sentir que el cambio es necesario

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

To always be intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it — this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

Take control of your destiny. Believe in yourself. Ignore those who try to discourage you. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Don't give up and don't give in.

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.

the world's interactions with Africa are not necessarily motivated by altruism, but by the self-interest of states seeking to maximize their opportunities and minimize their costs, often at the expense of those who are not in a position to do either.

Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option.

give yourself a strong incentive to want to risk failure.

As Winston Churchill once said, "The trick is to go from one failure65 to another, with no loss of enthusiasm.

In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.

A rich person should leave his kids enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing.

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.