motivation

Always Go With Your Passions...

Deepak Chopra on the question that kills good ideas too early.

Why the Work Matters: Motivational Quotes for Public Servants

Six quotes for the people who keep communities running, and ways agencies can use them with their teams

The Pep Talk Every High School Graduate Needs Before the Real World Starts

Eight quotes for the summer after graduation, the not-knowing, and the pressure to have it all figured out

Find Out Who You Are and Do It on Purpose...

Dolly Parton on the half of self-discovery most people skip.

For the First in Your Family to Go to College

Six quotes for first-generation students, a plain-English guide to the "hidden" college vocabulary, and where to find help

It's the Possibility of Having a Dream Come True...

Paulo Coelho on why the chase is what makes life interesting.

The Words to Hold Onto When the Job Search Is Taking Longer Than You Hoped

Eight quotes for the rejection emails, the long wait, and staying whole while the title is gone

The Words That Keep Nurses Going: Motivational Quotes for the Shift That Won't End

Eight lines for the twelve-hour shift, the hard calls, and showing up steady anyway

Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn't Work Hard...

Tim Notke's line, made famous by Kevin Durant, isn't anti-talent. It's a warning about the one failure mode only the talented can fall into: coasting.

The Pep Talk Every College Student Needs Before Finals, Doubt, and 8 A.M. Classes

Eight quotes for the all-nighters, the imposter syndrome, and the semester that isn't going how you planned

A River Cuts Through Rock, Not Because of Its Power...

Jim Watkins' line about the river isn't about strength. It's about why the same small push, repeated far longer than feels reasonable, is what actually moves rock.

The Words That Keep Teachers Going: Motivational Quotes for the Hardest, Best Job There Is

Eight lines for the days when the copier's broken, the lesson plan falls apart, and you still show up anyway

If You Want Something You Have Never Had...

Thomas Jefferson's line about new results isn't really about ambition. It's about what you have to give up first: the comfort of doing what you already know how to do.

107 Days Left: What Champions Do With the Final Stretch

You don't need a new year to start over. You need a finishing kick.

Opportunity is missed by most because...

The best chances rarely announce themselves. They just look like effort.

The Words That Build Teams: Motivational Quotes Every Coach Should Keep Close

Eight lines of sideline wisdom — and how to actually use them with your team

The Difference Between Ordinary and Extraordinary...

Vladimir Horowitz spent seven decades treating himself as a work in progress. Here's what that says about where extraordinary actually comes from.

The Dignity of Ordinary Work

What Labor Day gets right about the lives most of us actually live

Integrity Is the Choice Between...

Tony Dungy's definition of integrity isn't about character. It's about a choice you have to keep making, one fork in the road at a time.

50 Resilience Quotes for When Life Knocks You Down

Timeless words on getting back up — from Stoic philosophers to championship coaches.

Dreams Do Not Come True...

Shonda Rhimes has a famously large body of work behind her — and she's clear about what actually got her there. It wasn't the dreaming.

You Always Know the Right Thing to Do...

The Task Ahead of You Is Never Greater...

Not Being Able to Find Meaning...

There is no passion to be found playing small...