Motivation Quotes - Page 97

Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself.

There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.

The pain of discipline is nothing like the pain of disappointment

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

For things to change, you have to change.

There's no lotion or potion that will make sales faster and easier for you - unless your potion is hard work.

Take action every day - some small dose at a time.

There is something fundamentally wrong in treating the Earth as if it were a business in liquidation.

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such, the path of error is the path of truth.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

If something stands between you and your success - move it. Never be denied.

The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

It's not where you start or where you finish. It is the distance between the two.

Goals may cause systematic problems for organizations due to narrowed focus, unethical behavior, increased risk taking, decreased cooperation, and decreased intrinsic motivation. Use care when applying goals in your organization.

Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.