We did it last year, and here it is again. From our friends at HubSpot, here are 50 quotes that are tailor-made to motivate all of the sales warriors out there:
1) “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” -Thomas Edison
2) “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” -Og Mandino
3) “Become the person who would attract the results you seek.” -Jim Cathcart
4) “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” -Sam Levenson
5) “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” -George Addair
6) “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain
7) “Quality performance starts with a positive attitude.” -Jeffrey Gitomer
8) “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” -Thomas Jefferson
9) “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” -Tony Robbins
10) “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” -Thomas Paine
11) “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.” -George S. Patton
12) “Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.” -Norman Ralph Augustine
13) “Change before you have to.” -Jack Welch
14) “Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.” -Daniel Pink
15) “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” -Florence Nightengale
16) “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” -Zig Ziglar
17) “Well done is better than well said.” -Benjamin Franklin
18) “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky
19) “I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?” -Jill Konrath
20) “There is always room at the top.” -Daniel Webster
21) “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” -Yogi Berra
22) “It’s not about having the right opportunities. It’s about handling the opportunities right.” -Mark Hunter
23) “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” -Napolean Hill
24) “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” -Vince Lombardi
25) “Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” -Christopher Morley
26) “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” -Sheryl Sandberg
27) “Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.” -Zig Ziglar
28) “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” -Henry Ford
29) “Trying is winning in the moment.” -Dan Waldschmidt
30) “Fall down seven times and stand up eight.” -Proverb
31) “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” -Joe Namath
32) “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” -William James
33) “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” -Babe Ruth
34) “Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, and never use the word ‘sorry.'” -Trish Bertuzzi
35) “Whatever you are, be a good one.” -Abraham Lincoln
36) “The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” -John Madden
37) “Fortune favors the bold.” -Virgil
38) “Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.” -Winston Churchill
39) “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” -John D. Rockefeller
40) “High expectations are the key to everything.” -Sam Walton
41) “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
42) “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” -John R. Wooden
43) “There is little success where there is little laughter.” -Andrew Carnegie
44) “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” -Albert Einstein
45) “What we dwell on is who we become.” -Oprah Winfrey
46) “It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.” -Warren Buffett
47) “Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” -Audrey Hepburn
48) “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs
49) “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” -Bruce Lee
50) “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” -Wayne Dyer
If you’re compelled, please share your feedback below. Talk soon.
Jason Stegent is the Founder & President of Elastic Solutions. Email him @ jstegent@elasticroi.com