29 December 2017

Looking for motivation? Inspirational quotes to overcome any challenge

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The motivation of the professionals who make up a company, whatever their hierarchical rank, is fundamental to the company's success. Engaged human capital significantly improves their performance and the company's results. But work is a road full of obstacles that can test the commitment and dedication of staff. To improve motivation, quotes from great personalities can act as a motivating force.

In fact, according to a Harvard Business School study, 85% of employees feel less motivated in their job after six months in the job. Bearing in mind that a good motivation, among other things positive effects on the company, 12% improves employee productivity by 12%, according to the study Happiness and Productivity from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, it is necessary to use techniques for strengthening satisfaction and involvement of equipment, such as the use of inspirational quotes. Do you want to know some of them?

Examples of inspirational quotes

  • “If not us, who? If not now, then when?. John F. Kennedy, The 35th President of the United States.
  • “You don't have to be big to start, but you have to start to be big”. Zig Ziglar, US author and motivational speaker.
  • If you think something is impossible, you will make it impossible”.” Bruce Lee, Chinese-born martial arts expert and actor.
  • “Don't set the goal too low; if you don't aim too high, that's what you'll get”. Jim Rohn, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.
  • “A person with a new idea is a joke until the idea succeeds”. Mark Twain, American writer and humorist.
  • “The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you can't do”. Walter Bagehot, English journalist and economist.
  • “Whether you think you can do it or not, in both cases you are right”. Henry Ford, Ford's founder and the driving force behind the contemporary production system.
  • “You can't stop the wind, but you have to know how to build windmills. Dutch proverb.
  • “Luck is what happens when preparation and opportunity meet and merge”. François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), French writer, philosopher and lawyer.
  • “Life is based on 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it”. Charles R. Swindoll, writer and evangelical pastor.
  • “I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and I've missed it. I've failed over and over again in my life and that's why I'm successful.”. Michael Jordan, NBA player.
  • “Any time is a good time to start and no time is too terrible to give up. Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet.
  • “Defeat is not the worst failure. Not trying is the real failure. George Edward Woodberry, American poet and literary critic.
  • “Mistakes are divided into two classes: those that were thought of and not made and those that were made and not thought of”. John Charles Salak, American author.
  • “When you lose, don't lose the lesson”. Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual and political leader and Buddhist religious leader.
  • “It is always too early to give up”. Norman Vincent Peale, father of the Theory of Positive Thinking.
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