And as usual, here are some of my favourite quotes on ‘beliefs‘….

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. – John Dewey

When you believe “I can do it,” the “how to do it” develops. – David Schwartz

“Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself. ” — Liberace

“Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible.” — Robert Schuller

“To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.” — Alan Cohen

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Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.                  Mary Kay Ash

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one’s resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.                                                        Andrew Carnegie

Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory.Mahatma Gandhi

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.                                                         Vince Lombardi

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.                                                                                                                                             Og Mandino

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An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general. Chinese proverb

Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. – Peter Drucker

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.
- Andre Maurois

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.
- Lewis H. Lapham

A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops will feel they did it themselves. Lao Tzu

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Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world! Joel Arthur Barker

The sorcery and charm of imagination, and the power it gives to the individual to transform his world into a new world of order and delight, makes it one of the most treasured of all human capacities. Frank Barron

We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye… The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.  Jacob Bronowski

No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive.  John Cassavetes

Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits.  Edward de Bono

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I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door – or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present. – Rabindranath Tagore

If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. – Muhammed Ali

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen Keller

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all – he’s walking on them. – Leonard Louis Levinson

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“Don’t make excuses. Make things happen. Make changes. Then make history.” – Doug Hall

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you don’t make things happen then things will happen to you.” – Robert Collier

“Success, happiness, peace of mind and fulfillment – the most priceless of human treasures – are available to all among us, without exception, who make things happen – who make “good” things happen – in the world around them” – Joe Klock

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Here’s another old strip dug out of my archives….

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Motivational cartoon strip - Brilliant words of wisdom

Remember, you’ve got to have goals – here’s some motivational quotes regarding goals…

The future you see is the future you get. Robert G Allen

Fear melts when you take action towards a goal you really want. Robert G Allen

Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else’s projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle. Jack Canfield

What matters is where you want to go. Focus in the right direction! Donald Trump

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. Oprah Winfrey

When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, “Let’s go, let’s go,” and ceilings start to move up. Zig Ziglar

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.  Zig Ziglar

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Here’s a few motivational quotes on the subject of ‘jobs’…

I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.        Walter Chrysler

In business, I loved cars. I couldn’t wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good education and pursue what you like.           Lee Iacocca

What is it that you like doing? If you don’t like it, get out of it, because you’ll be lousy at it. You don’t have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don’t like it you’ll never be successful in it.                                                                    Lee Iacocca

I’m lucky. I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I never really had a job. I was a football player, then a football coach, then a football broadcaster. It’s been my life. Pro football has been my life since 1967. I’ve enjoyed every part of it. Never once did it ever feel like work.                                                                                                 John Madden

If you treat staff as your equal, they’ll roll their sleeves up to get the job done.   John Ilhan

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And a few quotes to make you think about trying…

“The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living doing what they most enjoy.” Malcolm Forbes

“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” Anita Roddick

“In the end, the only people who fail are those who don’t try.” David Viscott

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