Motivation Station

"The majority of individuals view their surroundings with a minimal amount of observational effort. They are unaware of the rich tapestry of details that surrounds them, such as the subtle movement of a person's hand or foot that might betray his thoughts or intentions."

— Joe Navarro

"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?""

Brian Tracy, Author

"Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it."

Stan Smith, Tennis Champion

"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."

Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. President

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. "

Bill Cosby, Comedian

"The most powerful element in advertising is the truth."

William Bernbach, ad executive

"If you want to get the best out of a person you must look for the best that is in him."

Bernard Haldane

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."

~Art Linkletter

"So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race."

Ernest Woodward, Publisher

"Success is waking up in the morning and bounding out of bed because there's something out there that you love to do, that you believe in, that you're good at - something that's bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again."

Whit Hobbs

"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. "

John Steinbeck, author

"Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance."

Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

"We must do that which we think we cannot."

Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady

"Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try."
~Ernest Hemingway

"If life was so easy that you could just go buy success, there would be a lot more successful companies in the world. Successful enterprises are built from the ground up."

Lou Gerstner, IBM CEO

"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who sought and found out how to serve."

Albert Schweitzer, Humanitarian

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. "

Stephen King, author

"No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given."

Lou Holtz

"If you want to leave your footprints on the sands of time, be sure you're wearing work shoes."

Author Unknown

"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."

— Steve Jobs

“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream.” ~ Peter McWilliams

"The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us."

Marianne Williamson, Author and Spiritual Activist

"The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before. "

Steve Young, football player

"You can free yourself from aging by reinterpreting your body and by grasping the link between belief and biology."

— Deepak Chopra

"Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow."

Swedish Proverb

"The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help."

Napoleon Hill, Pioneer of Personal Achievement Philosophy

"A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve."

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., physician

"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

"You have to pretend you're 100% sure. You have to take action; you can't hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure. "

Andrew Grove, Intel co-founder

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

Benjamin Franklin, Inventor

"Until you commit your goals to paper, you have intentions that are seeds without soil."

Anonymous

"To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to."

~Kahlil Gibran

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

T.S. Eliot

"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

Maya Angelou, poet

"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."

~Henry Van Dyke

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends."

John Churton Collins, critic

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.
-Robert Louis Stevenson

"Income is derived by what value we can create for others, therefore do what you enjoy, do it the best, and this will allow you to create the most value."

— Garrett Gunderson

"Victory-a matter of staying power."

Elbert Hubbard, editor

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
~Ralph Nader

"Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively."

Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States

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"If you want more, you have to require more from yourself."

Dr Phil, Motivational Author and Talk Show Host

"This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: We are given one life, and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind or whether to act and, in acting, to live."

Omar Bradley, General

"There's a self-expansive aspect of gratitude. Very possibly it's a little-known law of nature: the more gratitude you have, the more you have to be grateful for."

~Elaine St. James

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

Walt Disney, Animator, Film Producer

"If you play to win, as I do, the game never ends."

Stan Mikita, hockey player

"The biggest mistake that you can make is
to believe that you are working for somebody else.
Job security is gone. The driving force of a career
must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"

— Earl Nightingale

"The key to successful time management is doing the most important task first, and giving it your full concentration, to the exclusion of everything else."

Alex MacKenzie

Begin each day by thanking God for all your blessings and another day to live life to the fullest. From there go do your thing. Treat everybody the same, with a smile a friendly hello and a sincere wish for them to be happy. You can't lose if you do this no matter what the task.

Jack, my friends call me TURBO.  I have a new Facebook Page (turbolife) dedicated to the same type thing.  This year I will be growing as large as I can to help motivate and inspire people as a way of giving back.  I love doing this and wonder if there is a way to share that information with your group and I would love to be come active with in this group.  Hope all is well with you...

Troy "Turbo" Spring