Self Motivation Quotes

• You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

  Homer Rice

  Motivational, Inspiring, Teamwork

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• You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.

  C. S. Lewis

  Where You Are

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• Live today. Remove all blame from your vocabulary. Catch yourself when you find yourself using your past history as a reason for your failure to act today, and instead say, 'I am free now to detach myself from what used to be.'

  Wayne Dyer

  Past, Vocabulary, Finding Yourself

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Dec 31, 2015

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  Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

  William J. H. Boetcker

  Motivational, Moving On, Success

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  Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

  Gail Devers

  Motivational, Faith, Sports

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The best motivation is self-motivation.

  Jim Rohn

  Motivation, Self

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivational, Leadership, Discipline

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Aug 27, 2016

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• Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.

  Wally Amos

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• We need to practice acting in spite of fear, in spite of doubt, in spite of worry, in spite of uncertainty, in spite of inconvenience, in spite of discomfort, and even to practice acting when we're not in the mood to act.

  T. Harv Eker

  Motivational, Fear, Practice

  FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Apr 04, 2015

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• Don't shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to help cultivate your passions or motivate you to change situations and circumstances that hold you back from achieving your goals.

  Jillian Michaels

  Motivational, Change, Passion

  FaceBook post by Jillian Michaels from Mar 03, 2011

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• Don't ever allow yourself to feel trapped by your choices. Take a look at yourself. You are a unique person created for a specific purpose. Your gifts matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter.

  Michael Oher

  Motivational, Encouraging, Dream

  Michael Oher (2012). “I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond”, p.192, Penguin

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• Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

  Mario Andretti

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Dream the impossible. Know that you are born in this world to do something wonderful and unique; don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dream and think big.

  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  Dream, Opportunity, Thinking

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• If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn't important it will be easy.

  Donald Miller

  Important, Encounters, Resistance

  Twitter post from Jul 06, 2015

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• Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

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• There is one grand lie - that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe.

  Wayne Dyer

  Motivational, Spiritual, Lying

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Feb 01, 2011

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• Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Excellence, Unforgettable, Excellent

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• The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Life, Giving, Self Reliance

  Twitter post from Apr 11, 2014

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• Be very careful what you say to yourself because someone very important is listening . . . YOU!

  John Assaraf

  Inspirational, Positive, Growth

  FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Dec 07, 2014

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• If we're really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self-expression .

  Oprah Winfrey

  Self, Expression, Growth

  Oprah Winfrey (2014). “What I Know For Sure”, p.153, Macmillan

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• Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.

  Gloria Steinem

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

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• No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Hope, Attitude

  "How to Be Rich".

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• Be the kind of person others admire, can count on, trust, and enjoy spending time with. After you have developed that reputation, people will start to ask you what you do and you will be amazed at how many people will want to work with you. You will attract others based on your character.

  Larry Winget

  Motivational, Trust, Time

  Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.211, Penguin

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  You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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