- Plans emerge from trial and error. Skills are developed from experience. Talent happens because we’re willing to learn from our mistakes. The common denominator in all of these things is getting off your as* and doing something. Mark Manson
- Everything you want to achieve in life requires you to get used to its opposite. If you want to be smart, you have to get used to feeling dumb. If you want to be strong, you have to get used to feeling weak. If you want to be wealthy, you have to get used to feeling poor. Tiago Forte
- We live in a world where a lot of people need goals, motivation and a lot of other words to get started. It’s just a big excuse to not get started. David Goggins
- It doesn’t matter what you are doing, if you only work when you’re motivated, then you’ll never be consistent enough to become a pro. James Clear
- Be willing to let small opportunities go to focus on potential step changes. Sam Altman
- Where you apply your effort matters more than how much effort you apply. You might be able to work 10% harder, but working on the right thing can deliver 100x results. Unfortunately, most days we are too busy working on the next thing to ask if we are working on the best thing. James Clear
- Motivation without ability is the slow way to victory. Ability without motivation is the saddest path to failure. Ed Latimore
- Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done. Wesley Snipes
- Challenge yourself when life is easy, so you can handle it when life gets hard. James Clear
- The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius
- When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist, Amazon book)
- Doing is the best way to learn. Learning is the best way to grow. Growing is the best way to live. Maxime Lagacé
- You are never going to feel ready. Start anyways. Mel Robbins
- The ultimate goal is to be the only person who does what you do. David Perell
- The most successful people I know are primarily internally driven; they do what they do to impress themselves and because they feel compelled to make something happen in the world. Sam Altman
- If you’re going to live a long time, you have to keep learning. What you formerly knew is not enough. If you don’t adapt, you’re like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. Charlie Munger
- Almost everybody can stay excited for 2 or 3 months. A few people can stay excited for 2 or 3 years, but a winner will stay excited for 30 years or however long it takes to win. Art Williams
- Life is growth. You grow or you die. Phil Knight
- The sense of having enemies or doubters can serve as a powerful motivating device and fill you with an added creative energy and focus. Robert Greene
- “Magical Monday is an amalgamation of passion, perseverance and performance.” ― Subhashree Jena
- Here’s the only productivity tip you’ll ever need: do the most important thing first each day. Sounds simple. No one does it. James Clear
- It’s a long journey but if you focus on the mini milestones along the way you will find beauty in the struggle. Kobe Bryant
- Hard work is necessary but not sufficient for success. You also need to work on the right things, which means saying no to the wrong things. Shane Parrish
- Real growth is always slow. @orangebook_
- Motivation comes easy when you know what you stand for. Maxime Lagacé
- There is no end to the heights you can reach nor the magic you can experience. Like the stars in the Universe, your potential is infinite! Rhonda Byrne
- To be inspired is to be pulled toward something; to be motivated is to be pushed by yourself or others. Thomas J. Leonard
- The garden of the world has no limit except in your mind. Rumi
- A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. Anthony Trollope
- In the morning, when you rise unwillingly, let this thought be present: I am rising to the work of a human being. Marcus Aurelius