151 Motivational Thoughts

 

1. “Today is always the most productive day of your week.” –Mark Hunter

2. “Confidence applied properly surpasses genius. There's nothing like confidence.” –Mike Tyson

3. "You either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret." –Jim Rohn

4. "There is no such thing as failure. There are only results." –Tony Robbins

5. "Hard training, easy fight!"

6. "The secret to getting ahead is getting started."

7. "When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are." –Oprah Winfrey

8. "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." –Bruce Lee

9. "If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way." –Napoleon Hill

10. “Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do.” –Sheryl Sandberg

11. "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily." –Zig Ziglar

12. "The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see." –Alexandra K. Trenfor

13. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” –Sam Levenson

14. "Motivation will almost always beat mere talent." –Norman Ralph Augustine

15. "Chasing perfection is like chasing the wind, it's highly futile."

16. "You don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training."

17. "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness. That is life." –Jean Luc Picard

18. “Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect.” –William Clement Stone

19. "The hours ordinary people waste, extraordinary people leverage." –Robin Sharma

20. "Knowledge isn't power, applied knowledge is ..." –Paul Chek

21. "Repetition is the key to mastery."

22. "Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach." –Albert Einstein

23. “Selling is really about having conversations with people and helping improve their company or their life.” –Lori Richardson

24. “Be personal. Be relevant. Be specific.” –Seth Godin

25. “Every email is an opportunity to test a different benefit or angle.” –Heather R Morgan

26. “You don’t need a big close, as many sales reps believe. You risk losing your customers when you save all the good stuff for the end. Keep the customer actively involved throughout the presentation, and watch your results improve.” –Harvey MacKay

27. “Before LinkedIn and other social networks, in the sales world, ABC stood for Always Be Closing. Now it means Always Be Connecting.” –Jill Rowley

28. "Don't sell the stage, sell the act!"

29. "You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want." –Zig Ziglar

30. "Emails that never get sent close no deals."

31. “You earn the right to tell your story, when you start with theirs.” –Matt Heinz

32. "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." –Albert Einstein

33. "Most salespeople throw darts in the dark, hoping something will hit."

34. "Clarity is power."

35. “Buyers don’t believe anything you have to say to them about your product or service until they first believe in you.” –Deb Calvert

36. "Your job in sales is to create moments of truth!"

37. "You need to be willing to lose if you're truly committed to win."

38. “You don’t close a sale; you open a relationship if you want to build a long-term, successful enterprise.” –Patricia Fripp

39. "You can't turn a no to a yes without a maybe in between." –Francis Underwood

40. “Customers don’t care at all whether you close the deal or not. They care about improving their business.” –Aaron Ross

41. "You can't sell others if you aren't sold yourself first."

42. "Nothing happens until a sale is made."

43. “Never confuse activity with accomplishment.” –Lori Richardson

44. “It’s no longer about interrupting, pitching, and closing. It is about listening, diagnosing, and prescribing.” –Mark Roberge

45. "Coffee is for closers."

46. "People are starving for decisiveness. If you give it to them, you will rule the world."

47. “I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard.” –Estée Lauder

48. "Losers have goals. Winners have systems." –Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert)

49. "Expect the yes. Embrace the no. That's how you master the close!"

50. "Do what others don't and you'll get what others won't."

51. "Trust trumps transactions."

52. "In business as in life, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate." –Dr. Chet Karrass

53. "Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." –Abraham Lincoln

54. "Never ever, ever stop following up."

55. "I found that if I just do the best that I can, in every moment I have, the future looks after itself." –John Kavanagh

56. "Ask for the close early, and ask often."

57. "Never take a bet if you don't know how to win it."

58. "Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."

59. "Failure is an event, not a person." –Zig Ziglar

60. "Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day." –Jim Rohn

61. "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." –Ralph Waldo Emerson

62. "Winners Anticipate; Losers React." –Tony Robbins

63. "You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them." –Michael Jordan

64. “Become the person who would attract the results you seek.” –Jim Cathcart

65. "The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."

66. "Don’t wish for things to be easier, wish for you to be better."

67. "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

68. "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." – Og Mandino

69. "When people give me all these great compliments, I thank them, but still go back to my room and practice." –B.B. King

70. "You just can't beat the person who never gives up." –Babe Ruth

71. "Success is never owned; it is only rented—and the rent is due every day."

72. "Good things come to those who hustle hard."

73. "Success breeds success!"

74. "The most valuable lessons in your life will most likely come from the most obvious places (in hindsight)."

75. "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." –Muhammad Ali.

76. “Always do your best. What you plant now, will harvest later.” –Og Mandino

77. "Kill your goals. Create habits instead."

78. "Fear is your road sign to growth and success."

79. "We're not just human doings, we're human beings."

80. "The difference between fear and excitement is the way you THINK about it."

81. "I'm gonna turn my mentors into my peers."

82. "Choose your hard."

83. "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." –Thomas Edison

84. "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." –Albert Einstein

85. "Everything we want is on the other side of fear." –George Addair

86. "Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is." –Vince Lombardi

87. "Winning starts with beginning." –Robert H. Schuller

88. "Success happens at the exact moment you don't feel like it."

89. "Quality performance starts with a positive attitude." –Jeffrey Gitomer

90. "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." –Wayne Dyer

91. "Every blessing ignored becomes a curse." –Paulo Coelho

92. "Work harder on yourself than you do on your job." –Jim Rohn

93. "Ask yourself—what gives me energy?"

94. "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." –Ralph Waldo Emerson

95. "Don’t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." –Albert Einstein

96. "The most important promises you make are the promises you make to yourself."

97. "Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action." –Walter Anderson

98. "Done is better than perfect."

99. "Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." –Fred Rogers

100. "Your past doesn't equal your future."

101. "Worry is a misuse of the imagination." –Dan Zadra

102. "Today is a blank slate loaded with nothing but potential."

103. "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." –Jim Rohn

104. "Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself." –Rick Pitino

105. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." –Steve Jobs

106. "I'm not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." – Stephen Covey

107. "Focus on progress, not perfection."

108. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." –C. S. Lewis

109. "We first make our habits, and then our habits make us." –John Dryden

110. “Your self-worth determines your net worth."

111. "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." –Ralph Marston

112. "You can learn more in 5 minutes of self-study than in 5 years of studying the world."

113. "Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tonnes." –Jim Rohn

114. "Either you run the day or the day runs you." –Jim Rohn

115. "If you see it inside of your head, eventually you will see it in front of your eyes."

116. "Adversity introduces a man to himself." –Albert Einstein

117. "You don't even really enjoy rest unless you truly deserve it." –Joe Rogan

118. "You are now, and you do become, what you think about." –Earl Nightingale

119. "When you feel like quitting: think about why you started."

120. "The more you learn, the more you earn." –Warren Buffett

121. “Start working with your prospects as if they’ve already hired you.” –Jill Konrath

122. “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” –Mark Twain

123. "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." –Carl Jung

124. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” –Maya Angelou

124. “The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” –Henry Ford

125. "Look for what connects you with other human beings rather than for what separates you from them."

126. “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like, and trust.” –Bob Burg

127. "Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway." –Robert Downey Jr

128. "It's harder to be kind than clever."

129. "Appreciation is the currency you pay the universe with."

130. "Yes and No are equally good answers. It’s the Maybe that crushes startups."

131. "There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." –Roger Staubach

132. “Sometimes the most influential thing we can do is listen.” – Bob Burg

133. “Sales is an outcome, not a goal. It’s a function of doing numerous things right, starting from the moment you target a potential prospect until you finalize the deal.” –Jill Konrath

134. "Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot." –Jim Rohn

135. "You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight." –Jim Rohn

136. “The scalable, profitable strategy is to change the game, not to become the most average.” –Seth Godin

137. "I don't have dreams, I have goals." –Harvey Specter

138. "Business is simple; people make it complicated."

139. “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” –Sheryl Sandberg

140. "If you don't take care of your customers, your competitors will!"

141. "If you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always got." — W. L. Bateman

142. "You need to focus on moving forward rather than endlessly preparing to begin."

143. "It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement." –Isocrates

144. "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed." –Conor McGregor

145. "The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." –Elbert Hubbard

146. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." –Wayne Gretzky

147. “Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches.” –Harvey Mackay

148. "Making the call is making progress." –Rework

149. "It doesn't matter where you start. Only that you begin." –Robin Sharma

150. "Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years." –Bill Gates

151. "Don't just work IN your business, work ON your business."