Motivation Station

Jack,

Your last quote is outstanding! How can you succeed if you do not believe you can. Thank you for a fantastic quote. It is one worth sharing!

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
_Ayn Rand

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."

Muhammad Ali, boxer

"Until you make peace with who you are you will never be content with what you have."

Doris Mortman

"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost his enthusiasm.

~ Croft M. Pentz

Bumps in the Road

by Bill Mansell

Recently, I ran into an old friend at a neighborhood event. This woman has been plagued with numerous chronic health problems throughout her life, yet she continues to serve others with a positive, upbeat attitude. I noticed that she had what looked like a brace on her arm and hand, so I asked what happened.

"I've been having some seizures lately," she said, "I had one while cooking dinner and my hand pressed down on the hot burner. So, I had to have skin grafts."

I expressed my sympathy and said, "It seems like there is always something."

Then she turned to me and made this remarkable statement: "It's just a bump in the road. There are lots of bumps in the road and we have to go over the bumps in order to move forward."

What an amazing attitude! There was no complaining, no feeling sorry for herself, no asking "why me?!" Just a simple matter-of-fact philosophy of living. It reminds me of a statement by Jenkins Lloyd Jones, who said: "Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed."

Success Tip: When you experience bumps in the road of life, rather than feeling sorry for yourself, realize that everyone has bumps! The only way to move forward is to go over your bumps.

This really is great stuff, Jack!
Thanks

“Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.” - William Arthur Ward

"The only thing even in this world are the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours."
~Woody Hayes

"I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me."

Napolean Bonaparte, French emperor

"Keep these concepts in mind:You've failed many times, although you don't remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim...Don't worry about failure. My suggestion to each of you: Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." Sherman Finesilver

"Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits."

Casey Stengel, baseball manager

"If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence."

Richard DeVos, Amway Co-founder

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential."
~Frank A. Clark

"Many people like to think that they'll find balance AFTER they find success. But in reality, achieving balance IS success."
~Brian Koslow

"There are three hungers that people are trying to feed throughout their lives. The first is to connect deeply with the creative spirit of life. The second is to know and express your gifts and talents. The third is to know that our lives matter. Fulfillment comes from feeding these three hungers."

Richard Leider, executive

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

"There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it."
— Napoleon Hill

"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."

Lee Iacocca, executive

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”

Marilyn vos Savant

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Eleanor Roosevelt

"There comes a special moment in everyone's life; a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission-a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It is his finest hour."

Winston Churchill, British prime minister

"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force."
— Tom Blandi

“Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.”

Dale Carnegie

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

‎"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."-Vince Lombardi

"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself." - PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT

"Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race."

Andrew Carnegie, industrialist

"Once we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life."
~Harry Hepner

“Experience teaches only the teachable.”

Aldous Huxley

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim and have fixed their gaze on a goal that is high--one that sometimes seems impossible."

Orison Swett Marden, Motivational Writer

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers

“You have it easily in your power to increase the sum of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged.”

Dale Carnegie

"The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher."

Thomas Huxley, Biologist

"Give the world the best you have and the best will come back to you."
~Madeline Bridges

“Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.”

Dale Carnegie

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."

Charles Kettering, Social Philosopher

"Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations."

Federico Fellini, director

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
~Peter Drucker

"You're never a loser until you quit trying."

~ Mike Ditka

"If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence."

Richard DeVos, Amway Co-founder

"First comes thought; then organization of that thought,
into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into
reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination."
— Napoleon Hill

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
~Walt Disney

"The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it."

Roger Babson, executive

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
Larry Bird quotes

When one stops thinking about themselves and becomes obsessed with serving others, success is assured!

“The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.” - Tom Bradley

"Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad... when the business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at their lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner."

Walt Disney, producer

“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.” - David Viscott