Quotes about Self-motivation

And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.

Every goal, every dream and every success begins on the inside of you.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.

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

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

There are certain things no one can do for you.

If we compete with ourselves and not with others, then it does not matter who is behind us or ahead of us; our goal is to become and achieve all we are capable of being and doing, and this becomes the measure of our satisfaction.

Self-discipline is the most important quality in any life. Do you know what self-discipline is? It is keeping ourselves going in the right direction without someone making us do so.

You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don't be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.

Set a high standard for yourself.

There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.

If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!