- Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
-William Arthur Ward
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only
need to find one good reason why it will. -Dr. Robert
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of
strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
-Vincent J. Lombardi
The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should
always have a goal. -Francie Larrieu Smith
In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire.
No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. -Jane Smiley
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does
bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily. -Zig Ziglar
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
-Jim Ryun
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't,
you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you
off the launching pad. -Denis Waitley
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every
time we fall. -Confucius
When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy
and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. -Arland Gilbert
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can
change the outer aspects of their lives. -William James
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing.
Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
-Frank Tibolt
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will
annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -Herm Albright
Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself--your
strengths and your limitations - in contrast to depending on affirmation
from others. -Judith M. Bardwick
To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not
only plan but also believe. -Anatole France
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment
rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and
happened to things. -Elinor Smith
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action,
gives me satisfaction. -Jawaharlal Nehru
Its not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man who says
the oath. -Aeschylus
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't,
you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you
off the launching pad. -Denis Waitley
Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep
your foot on first. -Frederick B. Wilcox
To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the
mountain that sustain life, not the top. -Robert M. Pirsig
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have
the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it
shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one
day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. -Groucho Marx
There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which
ordinary people rise to meet. -William Frederick Halsy, Jr.
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so
regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has
opened for us. -Alexander Graham Bell
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have
perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.--Marie Curie
Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what
strengths you have, what you can accomplish. -Cecile M. Springer
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. -Henry
David Thoreau
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all
costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having
accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. -Thomas A. Bennett
Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but
does not make any progress. -Alfred A. Montapert
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a
long time ago. -Warren Buffett
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is
to act in accordance with your thinking. -Goethe
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize
they were the big things. -Robert Brault
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The
tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. -Benjamin Mays
If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not
doing anything very innovative. -Woody Allen
If you're made of the right material, a hard fall is bound to result
in a high bounce.
It is your attitude and not your aptitude that determines your
altitude. -Zig Zigler
Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant
continues to do just fine. -Bill Vaughan
Adversities cause some men to break; others to break records.
-William A. Ward
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your
character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what
others think you are. -John Wooden
I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people
hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated. -Howard Stern
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That
is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. -Henry
David Thoreau
Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will
not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. -Adolph Monod
Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way
things turn out. -Art Linkletter
We must stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before
probably cannot be done at all. -Donald M. Nelson
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is
because we do not dare that things are difficult. -Seneca
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up. -Thomas A. Edison
From India, Hyderabad
HI,
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FEW.
Motivational Tip
"Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery. These models of excellence will inspire you and guide you toward the fulfillment of your highest potential." --Michael Gelb and Tony Buzan
"If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. I believe in giving people incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise." --Charles Schwab
regards,
NELLY_BAVA
From United States, Lynchburg
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FEW.
Motivational Tip
"Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery. These models of excellence will inspire you and guide you toward the fulfillment of your highest potential." --Michael Gelb and Tony Buzan
"If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. I believe in giving people incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise." --Charles Schwab
regards,
NELLY_BAVA
From United States, Lynchburg
: "People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success
because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
" George Allen "
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"Your perception goes a long way in determining what your life is
like. Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full.
" Russ Stiffler "
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Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of
yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it
to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up
obstacles in your imagination.
" Norman Vincent Peale "
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Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the
roadblocks that lay before you.
" Denis Waitley "
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What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it
becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he
knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he
finds it.
" Alexander Graham Bell "
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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a
person's determination.
" Tommy Lasorda "
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Nothing is the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will
not; Genius will not; Education will not; Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent.
" Calvin Coolidge"
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From India, Hyderabad
because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
" George Allen "
**********************
"Your perception goes a long way in determining what your life is
like. Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full.
" Russ Stiffler "
**********************
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of
yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it
to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up
obstacles in your imagination.
" Norman Vincent Peale "
**********************
Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the
roadblocks that lay before you.
" Denis Waitley "
**********************
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it
becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he
knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he
finds it.
" Alexander Graham Bell "
**********************
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a
person's determination.
" Tommy Lasorda "
**********************
Nothing is the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will
not; Genius will not; Education will not; Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent.
" Calvin Coolidge"
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From India, Hyderabad
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