"MOTIVATION"
"Always set the bar for your goals higher than you think you can jump. If you reach for it and fall, as long as you get up and give it another shot, then you will have accomplished more than you ever thought was possible. And the day that you do achieve that goal, it will be the best feeling in the world."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by N.H. --- Utah
My coach told me this when I was having a hard time believing in myself. He said that he wasn't ever going to give up on me until the day that I gave up on myself, and those words are what kept me going. Just believe and you can do amazing things.
"When you look at the stars on a clear night, their beauty strikes us with awe. And although the stars appear the same distance away, they are all spread out over a massive distance. Some stars are not so far away, others millions and millions of light years away. When we make even small goals and work hard toward them, and eventually achieve them, we are in fact reaching for stars. Big goals and small goals only differ in the fact that the furthest star takes a longer journey to reach. Remember when you work hard toward any of your goals, think of them as reaching for stars, for stars make the night a thing of beauty and achieving our goals takes us to those stars."
Copyright © 2006 Allen Steble
I thought of this whist actually looking at the sky on a clear summer night and pondering the beauty of the thousands of visible stars, and the first thing that came to mind was achieving goals.
"Life is like a game of soccer; you need goals."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mike Davis --- United Kingdom
As long as you have the right tactics, you're sure to win at the final whistle.
"When you've been defeated and you feel hopeless and all you want to do is feel sorry for yourself, this is the time when a true champion evolves; to pick themselves up and keep going no matter how many times they've fallen in the past."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by M.M. --- New Jersey
"Commitment says, I am predictable in the unpredictable future."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Puneet Julka --- India
"Most often, gentleness and politeness are considered or mistaken as traits of meekness or cowardice. The strongest people are the ones who are gentle, soft and immensely polite."
Copyright © 2007 Lakkoju Goutham
"Even though the chains of responsibility may hold her, they will never really have her, since like the caged bird that sings, she is always striving for a better day, and that day will come, she only has to endure, be patient, and wait."
Copyright © 2006 R.E.Easton
It's a saying/quote/proverb that I came up with one day when my outlook on life was not the brightest it could have been. Whenever things get me down, I think of this quote. The motto for it is, today may look and seem bad, but tomorrow is a whole new day; the future isn't always the same every day.
"If you give up when it's WINTER, you will miss the promise of SPRING, the beauty of your SUMMER and the fulfillment of your FALL. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come sometime or later."
Written in 2007 by Ian Campomanes --- Philippines
"When you fight, fight like a lion. If you get hurt, fight like a wounded lion. The only losers in this world are the quitters."
Written in 2007 by Ronaldo A. Gonzales --- Philippines
This my favorite quote and it encourages me to keep standing whenever I end on the ground bleeding.
"I'm not working to make a living; I'm living to make a difference."
Copyright © 2007 Carlos Paez
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve. Achieve."
Andrew Carnegie
"I know quite certainly that I have no special gift. Curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance have brought me my ideas."
Albert Einstein
"Don't get comfortable; always stay motivated or you will be just like everyone else. Set yourself apart!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by David Vazquez --- Michigan
This was my motivation quote for a new job I got. A reminder of how I was going to set myself apart.
"Break the silence with your smile; Break the barriers with your confidence. This makes everything possible in Life."
Written in 2007 by Keerthivasan V. --- India
"Life is a lesson. A Lesson to be taught is in the past. A Lesson to teach is ALWAYS in the future. Look, Think forward."
Written in 2007 by Matthew T. --- United Kingdom
"The difference between the average and outstanding person is their positive attitude, perseverance to reach their goals and ability to share their success with others."
Written in 2006 Kimerly Adamson --- New Zealand
"To be a winner you keep your feet under your chin. Bloody or not, you fight for what you earned and you earn every inch that you earned. Only you and god know what desires are in the fire of your veins and the sweat on your palms. My mom always told me to never let any man tell me I wasn't good enough or smart enough. Look at yourself in the mirror... it's you and you... no one can touch you... You're invincible!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.A. --- New Hampshire
"The most successful individuals in life are those who learn how to move forward with each day, placing yesterday's experience in its rightful place; a place called Yesterday."
Copyright © 2007 Nacrissa J. Vil