Daily Quotes to Motivate, Educate and Inspire The Planet!
Inspirational Quotes and Gifts!
You’re working on two projects at once, while your boss has placed two new demands on your desk. You’re on the phone while three new emails come in. You are trying to get out the door on time so you can pick up a few groceries on the way home for dinner. Your Blackberry is going off and so is your cell phone. Your co-worker stops by with a request for info and your Google Reader is filled with 100+ messages to read. You are juggling tasks with a speed worthy of Ringling Bros. … [Read more...]
The word “visualization” sometimes conjures up images of new age gurus teaching esoteric techniques for personal enlightenment and “attracting” what you want into your life. This causes many evidence-based types to scoff. However, piles of research has shown that mental imagery (aka “visualization”) can improve performance. The latest study suggests that a certain type of mental imagery can also increase your strength Olympic champions and professional athletes have used … [Read more...]
It’s easy to think that we don’t have an impact. It’s easy to say “I’m too small” or think that what you do doesn’t matter. That’s a lie. Every action you take ripples out into the world. Yes, you are an expression of the universe. But the universe is also an expression of You. So, what’s the fastest way to change the world? Accept yourself as you are. We fail to make a difference when we act small, and shrink to put ourselves in boxes. We only reinforce the … [Read more...]
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from "Beyond Religion" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. I am an old man now. I was born in 1935 in a small village in northeastern Tibet. For reasons beyond my control, I have lived most of my adult life as a stateless refugee in India, which has been my second home for over 50 years. I often joke that I am India’s longest-staying guest. In common with other people of my age, … [Read more...]
A short while ago, my friend Leo Babauta of Zen Habits recorded an interview with me about productivity for his great new book, The Little Guide to Un-Procrastination. It brought home to me how much my long-time practice and teaching of Zen has boosted my productivity. Leo says I’m one of the most productive people he knows. But the funny thing is that there are some small pockets in my life where I’m also the world’s worst procrastinator. More about that below… what is … [Read more...]
These are the tips and tricks that, if used in combination, are a nearly sure way to achieve your goals. Achieving goals is not a matter of having “discipline”. It’s a matter of motivating yourself, and keeping your focus on your goal. Follow these hacks, or any combination of them that works for you, and you should have the motivation and focus you need. Here they are, in reverse order (links take you to more on each): #20: Chart Your Progress. Recently I posted about how I … [Read more...]
An Excerpt from The 100/0 Principle by Al Ritter What is the most effective way to create and sustain great relationships with others? It's The 100/0 Principle: You take full responsibility (the 100) for the relationship, expecting nothing (the 0) in return. Implementing The 100/0 Principle is not natural for most of us. It takes real commitment to the relationship and a good dose of self-discipline to think, act and give 100 percent. The 100/0 Principle applies to those people in your … [Read more...]
If you're experiencing no anxiety or discomfort, the risk you're taking probably isn't worthy of you. The only risks that aren't a little scary are the ones you've outgrown. A high comfort level provides solid evidence that you're playing it safe, not growing, not really testing your limits at all, and not in the process of making a quantum leap. - Price Pritchett … [Read more...]
"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within." - Earl Nightingale … [Read more...]
"If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree" - Jim Rohn … [Read more...]
By Paul J. Meyer No matter what area of direct marketing you are in, it all boils down to: Networking Prospecting Phoning Getting Leads Making Appointments Opportunities for presentations and... The possibility of new business! There are a lot of ATTITUDES that can come together to make this happen . . . But one of mine that I underscore again and again is to: "Live each day with a Do it Now! attitude." I have learned both personally and from study that success doesn't … [Read more...]
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell … [Read more...]
The United States is unusual among the industrial democracies in the rigidity of the system of ideological control - "indoctrination," we might say - exercised through the mass media. - Noam Chomsky … [Read more...]
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. - Howard Zinn … [Read more...]
This revolutionary sales training program covers sales strategies that are anything but typical. It is designed for situations where the prospect feels a certain level of risk when making the buying decision. If you sell financial services, insurance, security systems, high-ticket items, or any other products or services with a high level of inherent tension, these sales strategies could be invaluable. You'll learn that there is one critical ingredient that determines if, and what, your … [Read more...]
I am willing to accept that there might be rare circumstances where applications of force might be effective. - Howard Zinn … [Read more...]
By Les Brown What will your life be like when you've achieved your most deeply held dreams? Let's take a look at how you can start living your dreams this very day. Do you have a dream, a vision of the life you wish to live? How specific is that dream? How clear is that vision? How do you intend to reach it? What obstacles stand in your way? Are your fears holding you back or are you using them to move you forward? Your fears can actually lead you to success. Fear is … [Read more...]
By Mark Victor Hansen Our minds are all we've got. They are the source of who we, both personally and professionally, are. They determine our success or failure. They are our strength and our weakness. With the quality of our entire lives resting on our minds, it's unbelievable that we choose to fill them with so much garbage. The amount of negativity from television, newspapers, tabloids and other media that bombards us on a daily basis is amazing. We would never think to fill our bodies … [Read more...]
"Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy." - Denis Waitley … [Read more...]
"Everything in your life gets better when you get better, and nothing is ever going to get better until you get better." - Larry Winget … [Read more...]
From goal setting to the psychology of achievement, New York Times bestselling author and motivational speaker Brian Tracy knows what he is talking about. This powerful session on staying positively focused is filled with ideas for higher achievement. You'll learn exactly what to do in order to the break negative patterns that are stopping you from reaching your next level. Goal setting is one of the core skills for creating your ideal life. You'll discover the critical steps necessary to stay … [Read more...]
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly." - Lao-tzu … [Read more...]
Les Brown Whatever dream you decide to go after, whether it is a family, or a career goal, you must consciously decide that it is your life's mission. Benjamin Disraeli said, "The secret of success is constancy to purpose." You must go at it obsessively and set high standards for yourself along the way. There is no room for compromise when you are charting a course for your life or your career. I spoke to a group of sharp young people not long ago, and when I finished, some of the fellows … [Read more...]
"Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward." - Napoleon Hill … [Read more...]
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson … [Read more...]
An excerpt from Inspiration 365 Days a Year by Zig Ziglar Reading has been the fuel of my motivation, it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued. I'm now in my eighth decade of living and I still read several hours a day. Why? When I can hook up old information with new information the combination of the two creates perspectives that could never have been achieved otherwise. New … [Read more...]
"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization." - Calvin Coolidge … [Read more...]
Poverty is the mother of crime. - Marcus Aurelius … [Read more...]
By Chris Widener Most people think that failure is bad and success is good. I want to help you change your thinking about that if you fall into that category. I will give you that failure isn’t fun and success is, but I think the following is true:Both failure and success are good… if you know what their specific purpose is. Of course we know that success is good, but why? Success is good because it confirms things for us. Success confirms our plans. Success confirms our … [Read more...]
"Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people" - Nido Qubein … [Read more...]
We’re going to talk about what’s happening with the economy, asking the right questions, what you can do with your money. PS–It’s my first time doing video for this site, so please cut me some slack! At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to … [Read more...]
We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world - at least, a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles, with some scattering of others. - Noam Chomsky … [Read more...]
"If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." - Maya Angelou … [Read more...]
By Robert Maurer, Ph.D. It has been said that the only constant is change. There is one other constant, the desire to change. Yet change is difficult for most of us. New Year’s resolutions often are quickly abandoned, and willpower and self-discipline offer limited assistance. So how can we create positive improvements in our health, our work, and our relationships? Surprisingly, a strategy developed to enhance the quality of military equipment in World War II has wonderful peacetime … [Read more...]
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einstein … [Read more...]
"Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?" - Jillian Michaels … [Read more...]
"I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny." - Og Mandino … [Read more...]
Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever. - Noam Chomsky … [Read more...]
What makes a successful salesperson? I’ve often asked that question at seminars, and the answers have been all over the ball park. “You’ve got to have the right product,” some say. It helps. But we’ve all known salespeople who went broke trying to move superb products and others who could make fortunes selling ice cream on an iceberg. A really good salesperson can rack up more sales with a mediocre product than a mediocre salesperson can make with the greatest product in … [Read more...]
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. - Mary Kay Ash … [Read more...]
I know no man who feels fully qualified to speak as an expert on "leadership". In fact, it seems that those who appear to be the most qualified are often the most reluctant. Knowing that I am a student of the word, rather than an authority, I think my attitude toward what I'm about to say can best be described in the story of file young minister preparing to give his first sermon. As he read and observed, he could see so clearly everyone's mistakes, and how simple it would be to set everyone … [Read more...]
Learning to Dance in the Rain Gift Book The title of this beautiful book was inspired by a great quote from Vivian Green..."Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain!" Learning to Dance in the Rain is beautifully designed, with great stories and great quotes. It makes a terrific gift for any occasion; it can take you from feeling down to feeling blessed, in less than 30 minutes! Excerpt of "Learning to Dance in the Rain" The date was July … [Read more...]
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." - Napoleon Hill … [Read more...]
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." - Buddha … [Read more...]
If your company is going to stay in business, it has to change, and that can be scary. For many people, change is more threatening than challenging. They see it as the destroyer of what is familiar and comfortable rather than the creator of what is new and exciting. Most people, and organizations, would rather be comfortable than excellent. But these days, if you don't change, you stagnate and die. We must implant change in the corporate culture. As a businessman myself, and as an … [Read more...]
Helps people kill their day jobs and get paid to be who they are. He aims to wake up every day excited.
The Pitbull of Personal Development, is a New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
Tom’s inspiring and informative articles on bodybuilding, weight loss and fitness motivation have been featured on hundreds of websites worldwide and he is recognized as a leading fitness authority.
The creator and writer of one of the most popular blogs on Personal Development, Zen Habits. He's married with six kids, lives in San Francisco, also a runner and a vegan.
