Motivational Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

We become what we think about most of the time, and that's the strangest secret.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Your problem isn't the problem. Your reaction is the problem.

Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it.

Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.

I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.

When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

If you're going through hell keep going.

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.

If you don't value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents--start charging for it.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.

Opportunities don't happen, you create them.

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.

Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got.

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it's safe or certain.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.

Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.

It's not just about being better. It's about being different. You need to give people a reason to choose your business.

To be most effective in sales today, it's imperative to drop your 'sales' mentality and start working with your prospects as if they've already hired you.

Without a customer, you don't have a business -- all you have is a hobby.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

The golden rule for every businessman is this: Put yourself in your customer's place.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman -- not the attitude of the prospect.

Someday is not a day of the week.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily.

Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.

If you’ve created a work culture where vulnerability isn’t ok, you’ve also created a culture where innovation and creativity aren’t ok.

No one on his deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.

Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.

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.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

You are not your resume, you are your work.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.

Failure is not the opposite of success: it’s part of success.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Hire character. Train skill.

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined!

Nothing lasts forever. Not even your troubles.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place.

If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

Success is far away from the comfort zone.

Wait for the time, work to have the spotlight on you.

Stay calm and let your achievements speak.

Dark days are the path to a bright life.

It is never late to do good things.

Dare to dream, work to achieve the dream.

Don’t aim for the roof, aim for the sky.

All failure is the trials, not events take place without trails.

Achievements might be hard, but never impossible.