- Motivation can be minimal if actions are easy. Start small and become the kind of person who shows up every day. Build a new identity. Then increase the intensity. James Clear
- Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer. Niccolo Machiavelli
- No progress is possible without trial and error. Not in business, not in science, not in nature. Without failure, there is no learning, no progress, and no success. Naval Ravikant
- Mondays are the start of the workweek which offer new beginnings 52 times a year! David Dweck
- We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out. Theodore Roosevelt
- Some rooms look inaccessible. You may stare at the door for years, yearning for what’s on the other side. And when you finally work up the courage to try the door, you realize it’s unlocked. Sahil Lavingia
- Build without attachment. Devote without imprisonment. Enjoy without chasing. Have without needing. Acquire without desiring. James Pierce
- You always want to outwork your potential. As hard as you believe you can work, you can work harder than that. Kobe Bryant
- A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. Anthony Trollope
- Finding a new job is uncomfortable. Starting a company is uncomfortable. Learning a new skill is uncomfortable. Getting healthy is uncomfortable. Growth is uncomfortable. Sahil Lavingia
- Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis. Zig Ziglar
- The amateur wants to be noticed. The pro wants to make a difference. The obsessed wants to change the world. Maxime Lagacé
- Writers do not, as a rule, learn by listening and reading. They learn by writing. Peter Drucker (Managing Oneself, Amazon book)
- Doubt is removed by action. Conor McGregor
- Even if it’s hard, even if it’s boring, do the right thing. Maxime Lagacé
- Motivation is high when you have a stake in the outcome. James Clear
- When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist, Amazon book)
- The very important thing you should have is patience. Jack Ma (Alibaba)
- One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. Bruce Lee
- It’s wise to have priorities. It’s wiser to have only one. Maxime Lagacé
- Trust is the highest form of human motivation. Stephen R. Covey
- So other people hurt me? That’s their problem. Their character and actions are not mine. What is done to me is ordained by nature, what I do by my own. Marcus Aurelius
- Doing is the best way to learn. Learning is the best way to grow. Growing is the best way to live. Maxime Lagacé
- Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. Mae C. Jemison
- 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
- How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself. Epictetus
- You find motivation by starting small. You build momentum by creating daily. You become unstoppable by repeating the process. Maxime Lagacé
- Motivation is BS. Don’t start with motivation. Don’t wait to feel like it. Start by doing. Mel Robbins
- When the cost of failure is high, plan before you act. When the cost of failure is low, act before you plan. David Perell
- In the beginning, you just have to master the art of showing up. You don’t even have to succeed. You just need to get started. James Clear