How do you motivate yourself? Share your motivational quotes.

[singhtechnical]

No Dream Comes true until we wake up and go to work !!

 

[Ninja]

And an old one that still lights the fires within...

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.

It does not matter whether you are a lion or gazelle,
when the sun comes up you had better start running...

{Often attributed to Jim Rae...not sure who said it first}

...that as a follow up to Hebrews 12:1

 

[Quality-Geek]

There is nothing to do but to do it.

I don't know if this is a quote or not. It's something I kept in mind when struggling with my youngest daughter's medical issues, along with a job that I like but that drives me crazy some days. I think I heard or read it somewhere but I don't remember.

Basically, no matter what life throws at you, ya gotta deal with it. Sticking your head in the sand like an ostrich will not do any good. It's helped me stay focused.

Of course, my husband and our kiddos keep me pretty focused too!

 

[mehmetke]

This quote is my documentation that..."You asked for it"

<<insert soap box under feet>>
Every task should have a well defined purpose, and that purpose should be judged as to value and cost/benefit. For running a company, this may take a year of meetings. For cutting the grass, it may be a stray thought over your morning coffee. Either way, the purpose has been defined.

Every task should be planned, and that plan should be rated against the purpose to verify that the plan actually achieves the purpose. {How many times have you followed someone's plan that you knew wouldn't achieve the stated purpose}. For running a company, this may take weeks of meetings, for washing your clothes, this may be a split second while removing the hamper lid. Either way, you've got a plan to achieve the purpose.

Then you make progress according to that plan. At various stages of progress, the plan should be revisited to judge if the plan is realistic, and to verify that the plan still can achieve the purpose. If the plan is unrealistic or will not achieve the purpose: 1) stop the progress, 2) revisit the purpose, 3) revise the plan. {How often we forget #1 !}

Following this approach is the way to maximize your fruit. Yeah, it could have been tomatoes or kiwi, but that didn't fit the alliteration. And it could have been pomegrantes, but that doesn't quite roll off of the tongue.

Funny how we instinctively follow this approach when we mow the lawn, or wash the car, but throw it our the window when buying a house or looking for a job...we only instinctively follow it for things that matter little. Odd things, we humans.
<<push Ninja off of soap box>>

very creative title and excellent final. KEEP WRiTing

 

[mehmetke]

Here is a good article from HBR.

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/02/nine_things_successful_people.html



"7. Build your willpower muscle. Your self-control "muscle" is just like the other muscles in your body — when it doesn't get much exercise, it becomes weaker over time. But when you give it regular workouts by putting it to good use, it will grow stronger and stronger, and better able to help you successfully reach your goals.
To build willpower, take on a challenge that requires you to do something you'd honestly rather not do. Give up high-fat snacks, do 100 sit-ups a day, stand up straight when you catch yourself slouching, try to learn a new skill. When you find yourself wanting to give in, give up, or just not bother — don't. Start with just one activity, and make a plan for how you will deal with troubles when they occur ("If I have a craving for a snack, I will eat one piece of fresh or three pieces of dried fruit.") It will be hard in the beginning, but it will get easier, and that's the whole point. As your strength grows, you can take on more challenges and step-up your self-control workout."

 

[mehmetke]

A quote from OSHO:

An Englishman visiting America attended a banquet and heard the Master of Ceremonies give the following toast:

"Here's to the happiest moment of my life, spent in the arms of another man's wife -- my mother."

"By Jove, that's ripping," the Englishman thought to himself. "I must remember to use it back home."

Some weeks later when he returned to England, he attended a church luncheon and was asked to give a toast. In thunderous tones he addressed
the crowded room:

"Here's to the happiest moment of my life, Spent in the arms of another man's wife..."

After a long pause the crowd began to grow restless, glaring at the speaker indignantly. The speaker's friend sitting next to him whispered, "You had
better explain yourself quickly."

"By Jove," the speaker blurted out, "you will have to excuse me. I forgot the name of the "blooming" woman."

That is happening. You remember this -- Plato has said this. And youremember that -- Lao Tzu has said that. And you remember what Jesus has
said, and what Mohammed has said... and you remember many things. And they have all got mixed up. And you have not said a single thing on
your own.

Unless you say something on your own, you will miss the meaning.

 

[AnaMariaVR2]

A Lovable Person is a Medicine for any kind of Pain.

But there is no Medicine available in the world for Pain given by Lovable Person.

 

[David19870103]

Where is a will there is a hope.

 

[samsung]

Where is a will there is a hope.

IMO, the generally adopted phrase is "Where there's a will, there's a way".

Welcome to the Cove.

 

[LRE67]

My motivation comes by putting things in perspective. I used to look at the man in the mirror and when I'd see a new wrinkle or another gray hair, I would say to myself "Damn, How'd you get so old". Then I thought of all my classmates, friends and family members who died at a young age (most in their 40's and 50's) and my best friend in high school who died in a car accident (he was only 17). They never got the chance to grow old. So now, instead of dreading old age, I've made it a goal to go as far as I can in life. If nothing else, just to honor them.

OLD AGE........Bring it on.