Quotes About Self-motivation

The creators were not selfless. It is the whole secret of their power—that it was self-sufficient, self-motivated, self-generated. A first cause, a fount of energy, a life force, a Prime Mover. The creator served nothing and no one. He lived for himself.

This advice comes as a surprise: job searching is not joblessness; it is a job in itself and should be structured to resemble one, right down to the more regrettable features of employment, like having to follow orders--orders which are in this case self-generated.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

The Personality Ethic tells me I could take some kind of dramatic action—shake

Yo soy la fuerza creativa de mi vida».

I will be a self-starting individual who exercises initiative in accomplishing my life's goals.

eventually we can essentially take care of ourselves, becoming inner-directed and self-reliant.

creation. Returning to the computer metaphor, Habit 1 says, "You are the programmer."Habit 2, then, says, "Write the program." Until you accept the idea that you are responsible, that you are the programmer, you won't really invest in writing the program.

Self-motivation is all a matter of how much in control you want to be.

This is a mind over matter thing. We have to find it within ourselves to play for two hours. We love the game, so it's not like we're doing something we hate. We're doing something we love.

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

When I started editing on my home computer, I said to myself, 'Well, I could be at home studying for a class or I could be at home editing a video.'

Let people move themselves. Don't insist on doing it for them.

I always say to the players, 'You can either create or wait.' If you're waiting, you're relying on someone else, as simple as that. But if you create it, you've got to do it.

You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself.

I don't care what people do. I don't care how people remember my albums. I do them for my own reasons.

Every time I get ready to chuck it, I remind myself that I can accomplish a lot in that little minute, and they remember what I say.

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.

If you're like me, and self-motivation just doesn't get the job done, maybe a little fitness-app competition is just what you need to ignite your need to get moving. It's worth a shot!

Some people can work on the road, and that's incredibly impressive... maybe I'm not working myself hard enough.

I only focus on myself. I want to improve myself.

Having no competition is a bad thing. Competition makes you try to improve yourself all the time.

I am working and improving every day, and I am happy with my work.