Archive for the ‘motivation’ Category

Ability vs. Honor

“No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.”
- Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist
- from the Brian Tracy Newsletter

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On the Nature of Perfection

“Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. ”
- Angelique Arnauld, Abbess of Port-Royal
- from the Brian Tracy Newsletter

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Standing in Awe: Einsten

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”
- Albert Einstein
- http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/4094

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Passionate Striving: Einstein

“Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest.”
- Albert Einstein
- http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/March_14

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Everything Depends on Perseverance: Brian Tracy

“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Author
(from the Brian Tracy Newsletter)

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Solve Any Problem: Brian Tracy

“I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself.”
- Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/

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Great Spirits: Einstein

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds…”
- Albert Einstein
- Source

Not that I’m a “great spirit,” just trying to do what I can!

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Vision and Planning- Brian Tracy

“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”
– Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/

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Capacity to Work

One study by psychologists George and Caroline Valliant concluded that “The willingness and capacity to work in childhood is the most important forerunner- more important than native intelligence, social class, or family situation- of mental health.
- Taken from An Introduction to Business Ethics, by Joseph DesJardins, p.88.

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Zingers (From Zig Ziglar’s Newsletter)

Zingers
- By Croft M. Pentz
A steering committee is four people trying to park a car.
Most people are willing to meet each other halfway; trouble is, most people are pretty poor judges of distance.
The greatest need today seems to be the key to fit the deadlock.
Cooperation can be spelled with two letters - WE.
Chance favors the [...]