Motivational Sayings

[Ashley_Price]

(Don't know if this got deleted last time - I'm sure I posted it).

What is/are your best motivational saying?

My two have to be:

"Some people dream of success... others wake up and work hard at achieving it!"

and

"The door of opportunity won't open unless you give it a push!"

These have really struck home with me since I heard them last week, even to the point of I will be starting to cold call businesses - despite the fact that I really hate doing it.

 

[SFD]

My current favourite is:

Life is too short. Make the most of every day...

Have dreams and make them happen.....

I think it was someone from this forum who quoted these wise words.

I also like:

We are all where we are, because whether one is in the gutter, or at the top of ones game, it is by their own choice.

But more for the personal reasons of when it was said, rather than what it means.

 

[Dragon Media Group]

Ive always liked

"show me a good loser, and Ill show you a loser"

Slightly on the negative side, but always helps pick me up when I need it.

 

[JTSystems]

PMA - Positive Mental Attitude

 

[KidsBeeHappy]

"Eyes on the Prize"

is the one we use for my daughter when we want her to eat her veggies to get her pudding. Seems to work.

 

[askm]

I had a friend whose name was Diana, who hated it if anyone called her Di.

Her response to that was "Never say Di. Always say Diana".

That's often given me a lift if I've felt like giving up, I tell myself to "always say Diana" and not give in.

M

 

[brandmantra]

great thoughts

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live- J.K. Rowling

 

[leemason]

Not exactly montivational in a business sense but one of my favourite sayings is:

All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing.

 

[Ashley_Price]

Can easily be turned into a business saying, though.

"The worst thing to do in business is to do nothing!"

 

[Tej]

"Plan your work
Then work your plan"

and

In God I trust, all others pay cash

 

[leemason]

"Plan your work
Then work your plan"

That's a bit like the old chippies saying:

"Measure twice, cut once".

 

[Duke Fame]

Early worms get eaten by birds.

The wife and I swear by this moto.

 

[Ashley_Price]

There was one similar to the Duke's that I heard recently which is a bit confusing when you first hear it (at least I think so):

"The early bird catches the worm, but the it's the second mouse that gets the cheese."

Work that one out.

 

[KidsBeeHappy]

One for all parents of teenagers;

"If you fly with the crows, you get shot at!"

 

[jim_gold]

'Early to bed, early to rise. Work like a b*****d, and advertise'

 

[Eplaygaming]

I lot of truth in this one. And a good business one in my opinion.

" You reap what you sow"

and another similar one

"What goes around, comes around"

.

 

[FreelanceSEO]

I have 2 that I like.

We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined -Henry David Thoreau

I also have Kiplings "If" adorning my walls. Love that poem.

 

[Humphrey]

This one keeps me going

"The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed." by Nicolas Chamfort

 

[Bathead]

I like these:
If you want to change some things in your life, you have to change some things in your life. This is because if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.

If you had a face like mine, you'd punch me right on the nose, and I'm just the fella to do it.

Well Stan always makes me laugh which spurs me on!

 

[niagra]

The 6 Ps

Perfect
Preparation
Prevents
P***
Poor
Performance

and I've always liked this one. Don't know where it comes from originally but have seen it one someone's tag line in another forum:

Never stand up to an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience

 

[Eureka EFS]

I also have Kiplings "If" adorning my walls. Love that poem.

So do I. And Maya Angelou's 'Still I rise'

According to an old friend, this was one of her granma's favourites: 'Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you busy and gets you nowhere.'

I can't remember where I got these other two from:

'It's not what you think you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.'

'Diamond was just another piece of coal that did well under pressure.'

 

[Kay Sera]

I'm not even sure if I have remembered it correctly but it goes something like
"If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right"

 

[Ashley_Price]

Yep, that's pretty much right, Kay. It's been attributed to Mary Kaye Ash the founder of Mary Kaye Cosmetics (big in America)

 

[YODspica]

"the less you understand, the better you'll become " by YODspica .

 

[Trainer Bubble]

Some good ones here. One of my favourites is...

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss, but that we aim too low and we hit." - Michelangelo ​

 

[Smallb]

Fortune Favours the Brave

 

[MH1]

If at first you don't suceed........ give up.


Seriously too many, two recent fav's are "Just do it" and "when the going gets tough.... the idiots go get new jobs"

 

[UKSEOAgency]

on that always makes me laugh - and work harder is

"This Time next year Rodders - We'll be millionaires"

 

[brandmantra]

When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go.- Carol Burnett

 

[Ashley_Price]

As I hate doing cold calls - which I am going to be starting at 10am this morning, I am reminding myself that:

"The shark has to go to the fish, the fish won't come to the shark!" - Ashley Price 2008

 

[SFD]

So, how did the cold calling go?

 

[SillyJokes]

I personally don't believe in luck.

"The harder I work the luckier I get,"

"A ship may be safe in the harbour, but it was built to sail at sea," not sure exactly what this means, it means lots of things, I just like it.

 

[Ashley_Price]

So, how did the cold calling go?

Ah, well, yes, the cold calling, erm...

Actually, as I was going to be calling firms I had mailed to over six months ago; then I thought it would be best to redo the mail out. That will do three things:

1/ Remind them we are here
2/ They will see that have our new details
3/ When I call them up, I won't feel quite so bad (hopefully) as it being a completely cold call.

But after a long discussion with the wife/business partner, we agreed that as we have just recently redone our telephone answering service (including a new free 1 week trial, ahem) we should promote this to certain businesses.

So the last two days I've sent out lots of letters and will follow them up early next week. I will, promise! :redface:

 

[Ashley_Price]

I personally don't believe in luck.

"The harder I work the luckier I get,"

I think this originally came from Gary Player (it's been attributed to several golfers, though). He putted a really long shot and someone called out from the watching crowd, "Gee, Gary, you sure are lucky."

To which he replied "Yep. The more I practice the luckier I get."

 

[thebigIAM]

I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.

(The opening words of the film The Departed)

 

[gessoandgold]

Ho ho, thanks guys. I have an A4 sheet of 12pt inspirational sayings because I truly hate all sorts of things (being a bit of an introvert I need mountains of inspiration). Here's a few;

I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about the next thousand steps - Theodore Roosevelt

Success in life consists of going from one mistake to the next without losing your enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

There aren't any rules around here. We're trying to accomplish something.- Thomas Edison

 

[Mpg]

If at first you don't suceed........ give up.

Thats close

If at first you dont suceed ....hide all evidence you even tried.

A manager once said to me

"Dont work harder. work smarter" I thought what business book did this plonker just read.



A lack of profit is like a cancer, but a lack of cashflow is like a fatal heart attack.- Theo pathetis

and another


There are three reasons for going to work,
one to make some money
Two to have some fun
Three dont forget to make some money


Matt

 

[gessoandgold]

Bad managers can say some really dumb stuff. In my experience management often get in the way of the actual work. A manager once told me 'you're not paid to think!' (I think he actually went to jail in later years ... )

 

[Mpg]

Bad managers can say some really dumb stuff. In my experience management often get in the way of the actual work. A manager once told me 'you're not paid to think!' (I think he actually went to jail in later years ... )

Yep had that one too.

 

[Willself]

YOUR fired. .hehehe.....Always works 4 me..

When the going gets TOUGH!! the Tough get Going!!

The Sale begins..when the customer says NO!!

A million-dollar SMILE....costs Nothing!