Motivational Quotations

                     Motivational Quotations

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Take calculated risks.
That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton

Storms make oaks take roots.
Proverb

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Thornton Wilder

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
Johann Gottfried Von Herder

And all may do what has by man been done.
Edward Young

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
Samuel Smiles

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
Voltaire

If the wind will not serve,
take to the oars.
Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe
Latin Proverb

Men's best successes come after their disappointments.
Henry Ward Beecher

You cannot plough a field by
turning it over in your mind.
Author Unknown

The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
William B. Sprague

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
Samuel Johnson

Fortune favors the brave.
Publius Terence

When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are. - Richard Hooker

He who hesitates is lost.
Proverb

If you want to succeed in the world must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.
John B. Gough

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein

Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.
Orison Swett Marden

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We are still masters of our fate.
We are still captains of our souls.
Winston Churchill

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

For hope is but the dream
of those that wake.
Matthew Prior

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Lucretius

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--
a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Mary Shelley

Have Consideration For Others

One day, a ten year old boy went to an ice-cream shop, sat at a table and asked the waitress, How much is an ice-cream cone”

She said, "Seventy five cents.”

The boy started counting the coins he had in his head. Then he asked how much a small cup of ice-cream was.

The waitress impatiently replied, "Sixty five cents”.

The boy said, "I will have the small ice-cream cup.”

He had his ice-cream, paid the bill and left. When the waitress came to pick up the empty plate, she was touched. Underneath were ten one-cent coins as tip.

The little boy had consideration for the waitress before he ordered his ice-cream. He showed sensitivity and caring. He thought of others before himself.

If we all thought like the little boy, we would have a great place to live. Show consideration, courtesy, and politeness. Thoughtfulness shows a caring attitude.

Set No Limitations

You have powers you never dreamed of.
You can do things you never thought you could do.

There are no limitations in what you can do..
Except the limitations of your own mind.

Importent Jump

That is relly important jump from various perspectives.

How to Maintain Motivation to Achieve Your Goals

Why do many people give up pursuing their goals in the middle?

In our real life, we see many people starting to pursue their goals with great excitement. Some people are very good starters. But when they face any stress, discomfort or resistance in their path, they drop off.

Some people are good starters and they are also good at ‘keeping it going’. But after a while, when they don’t see the desired results, they are tempted to drop it off. And mostly they will.

Why is it like this? Why do many people lose motivation for their goals?

As far as I can remember, I have always been a goal and growth oriented person. I frequently used to listen to my favorite motivational songs to stay motivated. For me, motivation used to be a ‘feeling’ before. The kind of motivation I used to get would not stay for a long time. I was confused about it. Why wasn’t I able to keep going on in my path constantly?

Here is what I found about having enduring motivation for most of the goals we set in our lives.

Purpose:
What is the purpose of your goal? If the purpose is not of higher value, the motivation will not stay longer.

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Period. For example, let’s say that you want to start a business. You may have many kinds of motivation to keep the business going. If your sole purpose is to make money, your customers will not trust you in the long term and they will try to be more careful while dealing with you.

Whereas if the purpose is of higher value; like helping your customers or making them feel happy, you will have more satisfaction and happiness. It will earn you more respect. This will strengthen your motivation.

Another example is, let’s say that a middle-aged gentleman wanted to exercise regularly and maintain a healthy good looking body. If his purpose is just to impress others, it may not stay longer. Whereas if the purpose is to have great health and play with his children or be an inspiration to his children, his motivation will be more enduring.

So, the purpose of your goal is very important and it should be of higher value. This is very important for staying motivated for a long time.

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes – Thomas Edison

Clarity:
One of the primary reasons why people lose motivation for their goals is the lack of clarity. If we do not have clarity, we would take much longer time even to achieve a small goal. Most people take the initial step of starting with great enthusiasm, but after a while, they are unsure of where to take it from there. This is due to their lack of clarity and they waste a lot of time because of it.

A simple example is buying grocery items. If you know exactly what you want, you would complete your shopping very fast. If you are not sure, you would roam around or buy something else which you really don’t use.

So, be clear of exactly what is your goal. If you want to be wealthy, be clear about how much money you want to make and in what period of time. If you want to lose weight and become fit, be clear of how you would want to look like.

When we are clear of what we want, we have the tendency to break the job into steps that are required to achieve this goal. And then when we work on each of these steps and complete them, these battles won, will keep us more and more motivated for our final goal and give tremendous strength to our feeling of well-being.

Emotional stability:
I think this plays a major role in having us stay motivated. Perhaps this is the singe most important driving factor for success and happiness.

Where does our emotional stability come from? It is unconditional love. For many people, the source of unconditional love is one of their family members. For some, it is their best friend. For some, emotional stability comes from the teachings of a great and loving person. It can be some good books also. For many others, emotional stability comes from earning the respect of people whom they admire or in volunteering their services for the less fortunate people.

We become more stable emotionally by periodically giving dedicated time to the sources of our emotional stability. For me, the primary source of emotional stability is prayers, reading positive books, listening to inspiring music and spending good quality time with people who I love (family members and friends). I also get my emotional stability from encouraging other friends or when I get the chance to help less fortunate people. And in day-to-day life, I derive it by being kind to my colleagues, smiling from heart and listening more to others.

Make sure that the source of emotional stability is positive and that it helps you grow further. Emotional stability is not a ‘feeling’. It is related to values. Feelings will come and go. If we have strong values like compassion and kindness, nothing can stop us from moving forward.

The Greatest Danger For Most Of Us Is Not That Our Aim Is Too High.....

The Greatest Danger For Most Of Us Is Not That Our Aim Is Too High.....
and we miss it,
But that our aim is too low, and we reach it.

Do Not Concentrate On, What Do Other People

Do Not Concentrate On, What Do Other People
Do U R Work in Proper Way Other People Should Look 2 U.......