Only The Day We Are In Can Be Lived

 "The past is finished; the future is not yet here. Only the day that we are in can be lived. Each day well lived is a thing of beauty, giving us a more satisfying past and more promising future."

-- Julia Cameron

You Can Do Better The Next Time

 "Just like you need to learn from mistakes to avoid repeating them, you need to learn from failure so you can do better the next time. Sometimes that means improving your skills; at other times, that may mean looking for opportunities where your skills may be appreciated." 

-- Amy Morin

Don't Let Your Attention Drift Away

 "We mustn’t let our dreams die in the daylight because we lose focus while responding to the world’s lame interests or false emergencies. We mustn’t take our eyes off our own goals, as we dispatch mundane tasks of the day or await the “right time” to begin what we truly want to do. When we allow our attention to drift from our dreams and into the vast sea of unawareness, our motivation is dragged along behind it."

-- Brendon Burchard

Things We Worry About Never Come To Pass

 "Remember that FEAR stands for False Experiences Appearing Real. The fear of failure is not based on reality, but on imagination. Fully 99 percent of the things we worry about never come to pass. Fear is a belief, and as William James of Harvard said, “Belief creates the actual fact.”"

-- Brian Tracy

Pick Yourself Up and Get Right Back To The Chase

 "There is no genius in effort. There is no genius in fortitude. I’ve found that the most successful self-made people are those who are great at chasing an idea hard, screwing it up, learning from it, and getting right back into the chase. It’s about keeping up the hustle. I love the hustle."

-- Bobby Bones

Never Be Afraid of Being Unique

 "Compete with yourself to be the best you can be. That’s the mindset of entrepreneurs—they know that competing with others might possibly lower their own standards. That may sound tough, but it’s the truth. You have to have your own vision and stick with it. Picasso definitely had his own way of seeing things that certainly worked to his advantage, artistically and financially. Don’t be afraid of being unique. It’s like being afraid of your best self."

-- Donald Trump

Focus on What You Can Learn From The Experience

 "Focus on your efforts instead of the outcome. When you’re trying to complete a difficult task, focus on what you could gain from the challenge. Can you learn something new? Can you improve your skills even if you aren’t initially successful? By thinking about what you can learn from the experience, you’ll be more likely to accept that failure is part of the process."

-- Amy Morin

Positive Thinking Not Only for Positive People

 "Remind yourself of all the times you—and others—have got what they want despite obstacles and challenges, and list all the reasons why you should succeed. Positive thinking isn’t something that only positive people can do. It’s quite the other way around. Positive people are so because they choose to think positive thoughts."

-- -- Richard Templar

When Something is Really Worth Doing

 "True success is waking up motivated by doing what you love and not having an impact simply on yourself, but the world around you. Honestly, I don’t think something is really worth doing if it doesn’t in some way help someone else."

-- Sten Morgan

Transfer Your Life Force To Your Desire

 "When you set your mind on anything, whether it be small or large, tangible or intangible — a pencil, a hat, an automobile, a home, great riches, and education, a profession, or travel — you transfer a portion of your life force to that thing, otherwise it could not be drawn to you. And you continue to nourish it as long as you hold it in mind, and the intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed."

-- John McDonald

When You Hit Against a Wall in Pursuing a Long-Term Dream

 "Anyone pursuing a long-term dream will eventually hit a wall. The chase is long and it can eat you up. When that happens, you must look for help from the “like-minded.” People who can appreciate the challenges you’re enduring."

-- Bob Bowman

Spend Time Thinking About Your Beliefs Surrounding Failure

 "Don’t allow inaccurate beliefs about your abilities to hold you back from becoming successful. Spend some time thinking about your beliefs surrounding failure. Look at your path to success as a marathon and not a sprint. Accept that failure is part of the process that helps you learn and grow."

-- Amy Morin

Spend Time with People that Support Your Goals

"If you are spending time with the wrong people, then you need to stop spending time with them. Instead, start spending time with people that support your goals."

-- Kallen Diggs

The Process To Spark Our Own Motivation

"So let us focus our minds on seeing our dreams come true, and on seeing ourselves make it happen. Let us sit down tonight and think of what more would bring joy and fulfillment into our lives. Let us journal about it and dream about it. Let us imagine ourselves doing great things with boldness and fire and commitment. This is visualization and internalization—a process of weaving expectancy deep into our psyche and the fabric of our being.This is the process of sparking our own motivation."  

-- Brendon Burchard

No Real Limits Except The Limits You Place

"The truth is that you can do anything that you put your mind to, if only you want it hard enough. There are no real limits except the limits you place on your own thinking. It is only self-limiting beliefs, which are largely under your control, that hold you back."

-- Brian Tracy

The Pattern of People Who Make It

"The pattern is real; the people who make it are the ones who don’t quit. They are borderline crazy about what they are trying to achieve. They fail. But they don’t quit."

-- Bobby Bones

Grit is a Better Predictor of Success

"Grit is a better predictor of success than IQ. Clearly, not everyone with a high IQ reaches a high level of achievement. In fact, a person’s IQ isn’t a very good predictor of whether he or she will become successful. Grit, defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, has been shown to be a much more accurate predictor of achievement than IQ."

-- Amy Morin

Make An Effort To Exert Yourself

"Champions go the extra mile. We all know when we’ve done just enough and when we’ve really exerted ourselves. Make an effort to exert yourself—every day. Don’t fail because you never allowed yourself to get started! Don’t avoid success because you think the responsibility might be too much—just focus and get going! You’d be surprised at what intelligent effort can produce."

-- Donald Trump

Get Yourself Into The Right Frame of Mind

"It’s important to get yourself into the right frame of mind. A positive frame of mind. Don’t give yourself permission to be pessimistic about the outcome. Don’t allow yourself to go through scenarios in your mind that involve you failing at this, or being too late for that, or just missing out, or being told you haven’t earned/won/got what you want. As soon as your mind starts to head that way, be firm. Tell yourself, “No.” That kind of thinking is forbidden, banned, verboten."

-- Richard Templar

Take Something From Failure

"Failure is part of the Method. Sometimes it comes in waves; sometimes it catches you by surprise. But whenever it hits, understand that it is part of your pursuit. Take something from failure and use it to move your vision along."

-- Bob Bowman

Note Your Feeling of Satisfaction

"Accomplishing a small goal primes the pump and inspires us to set another. Choose one small goal that you can accomplish today. Name and accomplish it. Note your feeling of satisfaction. Does another, larger goal now wink at you? Do you wink back, ready to take it on?"

-- Julia Cameron

Those Who Lack Natural Talent Can Gain World Class Achievement

"Research studies have found that after ten years of daily practice, people can surpass others with natural talent in chess, sports, music, and the visual arts. After twenty years of dedicated practice, many people who lack natural talent can gain world-class achievement."

-- Amy Morin

Persistently Hold On To Your Goal

"When you persistently hold to your goal, and keep absolutely airtight secretiveness, the Outer Mind finds no escape for its increasing energy, and in desperation it plunges through, like the overload of steam through the safety valve of a boiler, and your objective is reached."

-- John McDonald

Not Abilities It Is Our Choices

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices."

-— J.K. Rowling

The Secret To Stoking Ambition

"So we must go within and ask: “What do I want for myself? What new goal would be meaningful to me? What am I excited about learning or giving? What great new adventure do I dream of? What grand pursuit or act of service will be satisfying to me and get me out of the bed each morning?” Such questions are the secret to stoking ambition, and thus motivation."

-- Brendon Burchard

I Can Do Anything I Put My Mind To

"Practice autosuggestion. Speak positively to yourself every day. Say the words, “I can do it! I can do anything I put my mind to,” until it becomes your new reality."

-- Brian Tracy

If You Refuse To Try Again

"If you refuse to try again after you fail once, it’s likely you have developed some inaccurate or unproductive beliefs about failure. Those beliefs influence the way you think, feel, and behave toward failure."

-- Amy Morin

If You Want Something Bad Enough

"I believe with all my heart that if you want something bad enough, with the right life choices and work ethic, you can get it."

-- Bobby Bones