Quotes about Motivation

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they apply the proper guidelines to their lives.

Take a minute to stop and look closely at the reasons you are doing the things you currently do. If any of them are being done out of fear, then eliminate them. You will be amazed at how much time you may have if you have a Spirit-led schedule rather than a people-driven one.

Thomas Edison said, "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."1

Years later I read a statement that said, "A tot of people have a wishbone, but they don't have a backbone." I thought, That's the truth. Wishing won't get us anything. We have got to dig in and do whatever we have to do to get

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

The sooner you make a change, the sooner you will be living the life you truly want to live.

Choose at least one thing you want to accomplish each day.

Do you make it your aim to encourage people everywhere you go? I hope you do, but if not, you can begin today! Many people say they want to be used by God, and this is one way that desire can be fulfilled.

Do you have some kind of dream or vision for your future? Are there things that you would love to see happen in the days, months, and years ahead of you? I sincerely hope so, because without goals, we are directionless and very unmotivated. You might say, "Yes, I do have a big dream." My question is, Have your words been in line with what you say you want?

An excuse is a reason stuffed with a lie. The problem with excuses is that as long as we hold on to them, we will not see change.

When you become discouraged, you become weak and lose the courage you need to go forward. What must you do in times of discouragement? Shake it off! P

Matthew 5:41 says to go the extra mile—don't just do what you have to do. I believe the Lord has caused me to know that real excellence is to do the more excellent thing even when nobody is looking—even when nobody is around to reward us, notice us, or recognize us as exceptional people.