“I was now at a university in New York, a professor of existential psychology with the not inconsiderable thesis that magic, dread, and the perception of death were the roots of motivation.” MotivationPsychologyMagicNew YorkPerceptionRootsUniversityProfessorsDreadExistentialThesis Book:An American Dream: A Novel Source: An American Dream: A Novel
“There is magic in knocking down your most important domino day after day. All you have to do is avoid breaking the chain, one day at a time, until you generate a powerful new habit in your life.” ImportantMotivationPowerfulMagicHabitOne DayChainsKnockingOne Day At A TimeNew Habits Author:Gary W. Keller
“Magic [has] been replaced by machinery.” Has BeensInspirationMotivationTechnologyMagicReplacedMachinery Author:Shilo Shiv Suleman
“The most self-disciplined people in the world aren't born with it, but at one point they start to think differently about self discipline. Easy, short-term choices lead to different long-term consequences. Difficult short-term choices lead to easy long-term consequences. What we thought was the easy way led to a much more difficult life. I think that motivation is sort of like a unicorn that people chance like a magic pill that will make them suddenly want to work hard. It's not out there.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantLongDifferentSelfHardMotivationChoicesEasyDifficultTermBornChanceMagicHard WorkDisciplineConsequenceLong TermSelf DisciplinePillsShort TermUnicornEasy WayDifficult Life Author:Rory Vaden
“Inspiration comes from so many things that it's hard to define what that is or when it happens. It's always been a strong feeling that comes over me in a given moment, and it feels like hope, desire, strength, magic, excitement. A supreme motivation to create or do something special. To win for love.” FeelsHardMomentsFeelingsInspirationHappensDesireMotivationWinningStrongGivenMagicSpecialSupremeExcitementSomething SpecialStrong Feeling Author:Adam Rodriguez
“There was no magic encounter for me with a whale in the ocean; no being zapped by a whale as I snorkelled in their world. Nothing visible or capable of explanation. In fact, I'd never seen a whale. When I first witnessed their terrible death agony, I couldn't get the picture of a whale being harpooned out of my mind. It was a hideous mind-blowing sight. That day I recognised a purpose on the journey of my life.” WorldMindFirstsFactsPurposeMotivationNatureMagicJourneyTerribleOceanCapableSightExplanationEncountersVisibleAgonyWhalesHideousOf My MindMind Blowing Author:Sue Arnold
“Cats are great with clicker training. There's a great video you can get called "Clicker Magic". There's a scene in that video where a cat is trained to go through a mini dog agility course - it's all done with food motivation and clicker training. You can train them to do all sorts of thing.” DoneMotivationCoursesMagicDogSceneTrainingCatTrainVideoAgility Author:Temple Grandin
“An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.” IdeasMotivationalMotivationTurnsGoalCreativityMagicTalentDesignPositiveAdvertisingDustCreative ImaginationImagination And CreativityCreative ThoughtImagination CreativityMotivational ActionInspirational Graphic DesignAdvertising BusinessCreativity In BusinessCreativity And BusinessRelated To Creativity Author:William Bernbach
“Listen for the magic word of motivation and you will hear it. And then? Well, the sky is the limit!” SuccessMotivationMagicSkyLimitsMagic WordsSky Is The Limit Author:Norman Vincent Peale