Motivation Station

I love all the Power in this Group!

"Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals & charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks other have thrown at him."

David Brinkley, newscaster

"A man watches his pear tree, day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both the fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear, at length, falls into his lap."

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

"Don't be afraid to take big steps. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
~David Lloyd George

"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world."

William Rosenberg, Dunkin Donuts founder

Success is much like climbing a ladder and you cannot attain it by keeping your hands in your pockets.

"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way."

Martha Beck, Author

"Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged."

Helen Keller, lecturer

"Luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it."

Samuel Goldwyn, entertainment executive

"You do not succeed because you do not know what you want or you don't want it intensely enough."

Frank Crane, Minister

"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed."

Cavett Robert

"We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity."

Walter E. Cole, Korean War Hero

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong."
~Thomas Carlyle

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
Og Mandino

‎"When you visualize, then you materialize. If you've been there in the mind you'll go there in the body" - Denis Waitley

Craig, Og Mandino is one of my favorite writers of inspirational materials...and rarely quoted. Thanks for adding his quote!

"The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake."

Alan Greenspan, economist

‎"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy. " ~~~
Og Mandino

“You have it easily in your power to increase the sum of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged.”

Dale Carnegie

You were born to win, but to be the winner you were
born to be you must plan to win and prepare to win.
Then and only then can you legitimately expect to win.
~Zig Ziglar

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The law of reciprocity works like magic Fred, and it applies in all aspects of life too. Whatever we want more of, we must offer that to the world! So, if a dealer wants more customers, it must be broken down to what they really want - more sales which converts to more money/more profits. A good start with the law of reciprocity would be to give to a local, charitable organization first - these acts of kindness (when done with integrity, to help the organization - the spin-off benefits to the dealer are a bonus) will pay back dividends beyond the imaginable!

Cathy, you are right!

"Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. It's simply a choice to take action."

Anna Lappe, Writer

"The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination."
Mary Kay Ash

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."

Helen Keller, lecturer

Concentration of effort on a single thing.

Believe in yourself.

Your confidence will waver from time to time, but continue to believe in yourself. Just know that you would have the ability to hit your goal. You have to keep your belief level high and not let discouragement slow you down. Sometimes the best way to gain confidence is to keep doing the work. This develops your belief in you. You feel good about yourself when you know that you are paying the price to have what you want.

“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”

Dale Carnegie

"Pretend to be the person you want to be. One day you'll realize you are no longer pretending."
~Author Unknown

“Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.”

Dale Carnegie

“Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.”

Dale Carnegie

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better not bitter."

Dan Reeves, Football Coach

"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons."

Jim Rohn, Motivational Coach

Discouragement comes from one thing, and one thing only: thinking discouraging thoughts. Changing the content of one's thoughts changes the entire picture!

Discouragement often comes from one's limited self-image.

When you view yourself in a positive light and see what you've done as valuable and important, even though things didn't work out the way you were hoping, you still feel positive about the effort you put into doing something worthwhile. You know that effort is up to you; results are up to the Almighty. You realize that your own value and worth are constant, and then think about your new wisest course of action for now.

If you ever feel discouraged, you can say to yourself, "Right now I am feeling discouraged because of the thoughts that I am thinking. What are some wiser thoughts that I can think right now?"

(From Rabbi Zelig Pliskin's book: "Building Your Self-image and the Self-image of Others" (Artscroll) Chapter 86)

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."

Robert Heinlein, American Novelist

“Praise and attention may easily have a profound effect on an individual's entire life.”

Dale Carnegie

"Never forget: the secret of creating riches
for oneself is to create them for others."
— Sir John Templeton

"A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures."

John Kennedy, 35th U.S. President

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
~Elizabeth Kubler Ross

"A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power."

Brian Tracy, Author

I will achieve that which I focus on and believe in.

"We must take change by the hand or rest assuredly, change will take us by the throat."

Winston Churchill, Former British prime minister

"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them."
~ John C. Maxwell

"You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person."

Scott Sorrell

"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."
~ Earl Nightingale

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."

William Faulkner, Author