Motivational Quotes - Page 271

The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery and self-control, and also a deeper awareness of how really dependent we are.

We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good.

Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for principle, even in the fact of opposition.

Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.

We tend to get what we expect - both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less.

Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.

If you say to one flower, 'Grow,' but you water another, the first one won't grow.

Each good thought that you have encouraged and nourished is your life's true work of art.

A well-defined backup plan is sabotage waiting to happen. Why push through the dip, why take the risk, why blow it all when there's the comfortable alternative instead? The people who break through usually have nothing to lose, and they almost never have a backup plan.

If you hear my idea but don't believe it, that's not your fault; it's mine. If you see my new product but don't buy it, that's my failure, not yours. If you attend my presentation and you're bored, that's my fault too.

The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.

Pain is not a punishment. And pleasure is not a reward. You could argue that failure is not punishment and Success is not reward. They're just failure and success. You can choose how you respond.

To reach an audacious goal, we sometimes benefit from having it lie just beyond our grasp.

There is a hidden blessing in the most traumatic things we go through in our lives. My brain always goes to, 'Where is the hidden blessing? What is my gift?'

Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.

You don't have to be the biggest to beat the biggest.

When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride.

Criticism is the price of ambition.

I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened.

Nobody knows you better than you do.

We all need to have heroes, people to admire and look up to. To find a hero, first look to your parents or older brother or sister. Then look to the people who share the same morals and values that you have, and have accomplished the goals that you strive to achieve.

When going for a run, I pick fresh air, openness, and scenery of the outdoors over a treadmill every time.

There is a Tony the Tiger inside of all of us just waiting to be unleashed.

Learn to see the big picture. Often times we get tunnel vision and lose sight of the big picture and what we're really trying to accomplish.