Application Story 9: Inspiring Thoughts - Motivational and Inspirational

“Inspiring quotes and phrases are like vitamins to the soul” - Anonymous  

Let’s ask first Why Quotes? Quotes motivate, inspire, teach, and help us to look at life from a different and often broader perspective. They are condensed pieces of wisdom, which enlighten the mind and awaken it to truth and wisdom. Moreover they bring hope and faith, and help in times of difficulties and in time of happiness and success. Following I will be sharing a selection of the top three themes I enjoy the most.

 Happiness is not something far away and unattainable, and its manifestation does not depend on circumstances.

Remez Sasson Quotes:

• Happiness is within you. When you stop the chatter of the mind and expel your worries and fears you find out that happiness surfaces from within you. Remember, happiness is one of the most important treasures. It is within your soul. All you have to do, is dig it out and enjoy it.
• There is no need to search for happiness or to create it. There is no need to undergo all kinds of external experiences in order to enjoy it. It is always here, deep within your soul.
• Happiness is experienced after a problem has been solved; a fear has disappeared or after realizing a desire. At this moment the mind is released from it fears, worries and desires and becomes quiet, letting the happiness emerge.
• Look at the happy side of life, and you will develop the happiness habit, and each day do something to make you feel happy, until this becomes a habit.
• Focusing your mind on everything that you do, increases your control over your mind, which makes it easier for the inner joy to manifest.
• When you wake up from deep sleep you feel happy. This is because the mind was quiet. If you are able to make your mind quiet during your waking hours, you will experience happiness.
• When you have a positive frame of mind, you broadcast positive thoughts and feelings to the world around you. 

PERSEVERANCE: How can you get anything in life if you give up easily?

Remez Sasson Quotes:

• Persevering is the act of going all the way, from having an idea in the mind to making it a reality. Remember that it is important to keep your enthusiasm at the start line, middle line and at the finish line.
• To accomplish anything, one must never give up in the face of obstacles or failures.
• Success is the outcome of desire, vision, action and perseverance.
• Most accomplishments were preceded by persistence and perseverance.
• Tenacity of purpose is one of signs of a great man or woman.
• Learn from failure and then courageously start again. This will lead you to success.
• Perseverance is made up of patience, willpower, self-discipline and self-control.

LEADERSHIP:

Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time in leading yourself - your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20% leading those with authority over you and 15% leading your peers.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.  - John Quincy Adams

• Good leaders must first become good servants. - Robert Greenleaf
• The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. - John Buchan
• Leadership is action, not position. - Donald H. McGannon
• A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. - John C. Maxwell
• The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players. -  Blaine Lee
• 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
• If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by. - Morita Akio
• People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. - Theodore Roosevelt

Action Item:
In addition, what things may help you stay focused and motivated?

Food for your thoughts…By reading inspiring quotes everyday will make you feel happier, stronger and inspired.  Enjoy!