Let me initiate with the well-known truth: Motivated employees are happier, more productive, and more successful than their unmotivated colleagues.
Motivation is the willingness to do something; therefore, the relationship between motivation and productivity is clear and straightforward. Employers need to seriously consider how to keep the office spirited for the following reasons:
Like motivational speakers and books, motivational quotes may not force people to do something but can work as a powerful motivational trigger. This can activate instinctive motivation – the one that comes from within the person – and, at least for that moment, increase the willingness to do something.
In other words, although motivational quotes may not be the most effective solution in the long run, they can provide us with the extra boost needed to overcome procrastination and complete the task.
Nonetheless, here are 20 inspirational quotes that will boost motivation and help you and your team overcome a decline in productivity:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Walt Disney
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
“When you’re high on inspiration, you can get two weeks’ worth of work done in twenty-four hours.”
Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, ReWork
“Trying to do it all and expecting that it can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.”
Sheryl Sandberg
“Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people is everything – for better or for worse.”
Simon Sinek
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”
Henry Ford
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Thomas Edison
“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”
Yvon Chouinard
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Do the best until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
Maya Angelou
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
Pablo Picasso
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”
Henry Ford
“Doing less is not being lazy. Don’t give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.”
Tim Ferriss
“Nothing is less productive than to make efficient what should not be done at all.”
Peter Drucker
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
Karen Lamb
“Never mistake motion for action.”
Ernest Hemingway
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
Alexander Graham Bell
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
Oprah Winfrey
“What I lack in talent, I make up for my willingness to grind it out. That’s the secret of my life.”
Guy Kawasaki
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
Winston Churchill
So who’s ready to get back to work?
And – if you’re not just looking for ways to increase your and your team’s motivation, but also want to increase your employee productivity, check out our DeskEye.
