Top 99 Personal Motivation Quotes: Famous Quotes & Sayings About Personal Motivation

#1. I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.

Lynn Jennings

#2. A positive attitude and personal motivation allow you to remain excited about what you are doing - no matter how difficult the challenges may be day to day.

Zig Ziglar

#3. I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality.

Marilyn Vos Savant

#4. Social motivations can drive far more participation than personal motivation alone

Clay Shirky

#5. I've had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was.

Craig Venter

#6. Our knowledge is limited. However, reading augments our knowledge.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#7. You are responsibility of your life.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#8. World Class leaders know the secret to motivating themselves and others is discovering what they will fight for when the going gets rough.

Steve Siebold

#9. Developing a world class vision is the secret to world-class motivation.

Steve Siebold

#10. Permit no one to define you by your mistakes or your past

Bernard Kelvin Clive

#11. Principle of Change #2: Self-awareness is the foundation for change.

Brett Blumenthal

#12. Your inner strength is your outer foundation

Allan Rufus

#13. True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition.

Frederick Herzberg

#14. I really believe that music is the only motivation you need-regardless of genre-after that everything else you need to guide you just somehow falls in line-it's all about the beats!

Rickey Russell

#15. An abundance of money, alcohol, or power doesn't change you, it simply reveals who you truly are.

Rob Liano

#16. Conquer no man but thyself.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#17. I think the motive force of all our action is, after all, personal happiness.

Leo Tolstoy

#18. Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have.

Jim Abbott

#19. Principle of Change #6: Change is an ever-evolving process.

Brett Blumenthal

#20. There comes a time to speak your truth and the time is now

Renae A. Sauter

#21. You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we're not. We always have the power of our minds ... Claim and consciously use your power.

Louise L. Hay

#22. Principle of Change #5: Without proper action, change cannot occur.

Brett Blumenthal

#23. Let your creative and imaginative mind run freely; it will take you places you never dreamed of and provide breakthroughs that others once thought were impossible.

Idowu Koyenikan

#24. When I have money, I invest in buying books. My personal development by reading these books is my greatest pleasure.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#25. Indeed, my first interest in the pioneer work of Doctor Freud sprang, not from a concern for persons wounded in their collisions with reality, but from my personal curiosity about the nature of creativity and the springs of motivation. So

Trevanian

#26. Self-knowledge is the greatest education.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#27. Winning a trophy is always nice, but my personal satisfaction comes from reflecting on the passion, motivation, and determination that went into getting me there.

Tommy Hilfiger

#28. Inspiration gives strength to do, what we are capable of doing.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#29. Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before.

Joseph Campbell

#30. A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct for philanthropy.

John Irving

#31. We must be happy with what we got when we are in pursuit of what we want.

Jim Rohn

#32. The hardest thing to do in the world is overcome the mind but it just so happens that it's also the most rewarding.

Matthew Donnelly

#33. You're not winged because you are flying on a dragon

Cass Ark Galleas

#34. Without action to back them, your affirmations become the soundtrack of your personal imprisonment; the creed of your stagnancy.

Steve Maraboli

#35. Principle of Change #4: Planning for change is planning to succeed.

Brett Blumenthal

#36. The shadow demons (fears) you've been avoiding keep you stuck in a rut, a prisoner in your own life - it's time to break free and shine!

Sharon Kirstin

#37. You must seek to know thyself.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#38. Pray always and seek guidance from the Creator.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#39. They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?

Gabrielle Zevin

#40. I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

Martin Yan

#41. you give your best for today, you create a greater tomorrow.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#42. It is the main motivation of humankind to be free, to express our true selves and pursue our dreams without restriction - to experience what may be called Personal Freedom.

Brendon Burchard

#43. Some entrepreneurs have a bad habit of taking personal credit for all improvements and innovations at their startups. If you penalize or ignore employee initiatives, you can be certain that they won't be repeated, and motivation for more conventional performance will suffer.

Martin Zwilling

#44. There is no failure, unless we fail to begin or we fail to continue.

Christopher Babson

#45. Many will want what you have, but few will do what you do.

David W. Robbins

#46. Our place of birth is not so much as important as our place of berth, yet we can't moore. If we do we know our birthplace for the first time.

Amah Lambert

#47. Personal force, determined spirit and self confidence are your greatest self.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#48. You will never learn to fly unless you jump!

Weston L. Blair

#49. Personal excellence can be achieved by a visionary goal, through planning, dedicated execution, and total follow-through.

Gerald R. Ford

#50. It's the job of a manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person's personal spark of motivation blaze.

Frederick Herzberg

#51. The greatest self are self-improvement, self-development and self-discovery.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#52. It's called "being an artist" for a reason; it's something YOU ARE. It's how you live. It's WHO you are. How you spend your life and what you leave behind.

Charlotte Eriksson

#53. Principle of Change #1: Discontent + Passion Drive Change

Brett Blumenthal

#54. I treat winning and losing exactly the same. I see them both as necessary steps to get us where we are going. Big failures big lessons little failures little lessons.

Bob Proctor

#55. We must passionately learn, unlearn and relearn.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#56. Push yourself to the brink of exhaustion into the crossroads of excitement and anxiety. Embrace the risks taken, and never acknowledge the shadows of doubt that stretch across your path. It is only there where you will discover a personal success that exceeds the pictures painted in your dreams

Carl Henegan

#57. I came to realize that visualizing, projecting yourself into a successful situation, is the most powerful means there is of achieving personal goals.

Leonard Lauder

#58. I am now ready to let go of anyone or anything that prevents me from being me.

Renae A. Sauter

#59. Let go of a need for personal recognition. Heap kudos on others and they'll perform even better next time. Leaders are only as good as those who follow them and followers are at their best when leaders are quick to give credit for successes.

Steve Goodier

#60. If you read, you will transform your life.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#61. As events beyond my control unfold. I go within to find peace.

Renae A. Sauter

#62. Honestly, I don't want to get into two grown men's personal business ... I like both of them as a person and I love Mayweather as a boxer so I leave it up to them to handle.

Adrien Broner

#63. You must make time daily for your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual development.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#64. Many of us learned to repress our creativity. We were told it was secondary to more important skills. The good news is that many of us have untapped gifts just waiting to be expressed. You owe it to yourself to uncover and express your gifts

Renae A. Sauter

#65. The source of their motivation ranges from what you might expect - from the seeking of money and publicity, to those who genuinely suffer from chronic personal problems and have fixated on me as the cause of their frustrations and failures.

Frederick Lenz

#66. Principle of Change #3: Vision gives change meaningful direction.

Brett Blumenthal

#67. In order to fight off fear we must become it. When we become one with fear we become one with opposite of fear, peace. They are two halves to the same object.

Matthew Donnelly

#68. Personal loss is the greatest motivator to a call for action!

Laurence Stuart

#69. If its almost right its wrong. Pay attention to your hesitation

Renae A. Sauter

#70. Embrace the moment, your life will be whatever you want to make of it. Be inspired to do great works. You aren't finished yet. Go for your goals!

Sereda Aleta Dailey

#71. Your authenticity is the gateway to all good things.

Renae A. Sauter

#72. The wonders of life ... you and I are the light! Seek within ... there is no one to fight ... love is all ... we are one ... concentrate on bringing forth your sight ... breathe deep ... the universe is waiting for you divine ones.

Sereda Aleta Dailey

#73. A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition switch.

Kemmons Wilson

#74. Helping professionals, therapists, life coaches, healers can greatly assist you in changing your life for the better, but they pale in comparison to the power thats gained from developing a relationship with yourself. It's you that holds the power for change

Renae A. Sauter

#75. Every challenge is an opportunity for spiritual growth.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#76. Once a vegan, we are always so, because our motivation is not personal and self-oriented, but is based on concern for others and on our undeniable interconnectedness with other living beings.

Will Tuttle

#77. You ought to pray and read the Bible concurrently. You cannot pray effectively without reading the Bible and the vice versa.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#78. Never fight any progressive moves unless you can move faster to achieve something different.

Ferdinard S. Lawson

#79. There is nothing lacking in you. You came into this life as an abundant being. You remain as such. Free your heart and mind from anything but this truth.

Renae A. Sauter

#80. If you are still breathing, do not stop learning.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#81. When You Seek to Stay in Your Natural Flow of Vitality That is When Your Magical Moments Appear

Runa Magnus

#82. My life is build around books.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#83. We put great expectations on our tomorrows when we truly need to rely on ourselves. Far too many overlook personal action, as a means to get things done. Blame is easily passed if one does not hold themselves accountable.

Jay Long

#84. Discipline is giving yourself a command and following it up with action

Bob Proctor

#85. What is it with you and that book?"
Rafael laughed. "We have a personal relationship.

Benjamin Alire Saenz

#86. Thank you to all the people who have triggered my issues. You have helped me clarify what they are, start the healing process and ultimately become a better person.

Renae A. Sauter

#87. Loneliness doesn't come from missing someone it comes from being disconnected with yourself.

Renae A. Sauter

#88. Too bad Justice refused to let him toss live grenades to the side of the course. That would add motivation. He knew from personal experience. His personal best time for a quarter-mile run had been in Africa - while being chased by an angry rhino. Imminent death made for a great workout.

Susan Mallery

#89. If the people you talk to on a daily basis are not the ones living your life dealing with your daily obstacles, are not uplifting for your well being then why should you buy into their opinion?

Matthew Donnelly

#90. Be careful not to censor yourself to fit a certain situation or group of people. When we start to censor ourselves we can easily censor ourselves right out of our lives

Renae A. Sauter

#91. Be willing to take a stand for the things you believe in, because no one else will stand there for you.

Lolly Daskal

#92. Live with Fulfillment, Serve with Passion so in this Lifetime you will have the ablility to Die with NO Regrets.

Randy Gonzales

#93. Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

Mike Ditka

#94. Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings and their motivation by reading great fiction than by personal acquaintance.

Eleanor Roosevelt