104 quotes
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
— George Bernard Shaw
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
— Frank Zappa
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers prepare when the pressure is low.”
— DuckyHeals
“Well begun is half done.”
— Aristotle
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers write down the next step before ending the day.”
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”
— Marie Curie
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers reduce distractions before they spread.”
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
— Mark Twain
“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
— Unknown
“If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day. When you reach thirty days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.”
— Epictetus
“Pain plus reflection equals progress.”
— Ray Dalio
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers treat time as an investment, not a container.”
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
— Frederick Douglass
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”
— Charles Kettering
“Man becomes what he thinks.”
— René Descartes
“When you ship drafts and improve in public, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
— Vincent van Gogh
“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”
— Alfred North Whitehead
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers keep meetings short and decisions clear.”
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers schedule deep work like a non-negotiable meeting.”
“Real change enduring change happens one step at a time”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers break large goals into daily proof.”
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers finish one hard task before noon.”
“In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
“If there is no struggle there is no progress”
“When you build feedback loops into your workflow, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“If you cant fly then run if you cant run then walk if you cant walk then crawl but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward”
— Martin Luther King Jr
“When you measure progress weekly instead of guessing, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“The goal is not perfection. The goal is completion.”
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers review your priorities every morning.”
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers turn plans into calendar blocks.”
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers protect recovery so your effort is sustainable.”
“If you cant fly then run, if you cant run then walk, if you cant walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers improve one repeatable process each day.”
“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”
— Michael John Bobak
“When you protect your first hour for meaningful work, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“When you keep promises to yourself when no one checks, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
— Theodore Parker
“Do not be afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.”
“In silence and stillness a devout soul makes progress and learns the hidden things of the scriptures”
— Thomas a Kempis
“He who rejects change is the architect of decay.”
— Harold Wilson
“Progress matters more than applause.”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination embraces the entire world stimulating progress toward peace.”
— Albert Einstein
“When you do the obvious work others keep delaying, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“He who moves not forward goes backward.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Our industry does not respect tradition it only respects innovation”
— Satya Nadella
“If you cannot fly then run. If you cannot run then walk. If you cannot walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
“Start by doing what is necessary then do what is possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
— Saint Francis of Assisi
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers trade speed for clarity at key decisions.”
“One never notices what has been done one can only see what remains to be done and wonder drives us forward”
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run”
— Babe Ruth
“When you replace excuses with ownership, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
— Book of Proverbs
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy”
“I am a slow walker but I never walk back.”
“When you document what works and repeat it, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress”
— Ramana Maharshi
“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy but time always rewards persistence”
“Mistakes are the mother of progress.”
“Develop an attitude of gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens to you knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better.”
— Brian Tracy
“When you say no to work that does not matter, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“When you raise the quality of your inputs, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“Believe you can and you are halfway there”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“When you return quickly after setbacks, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“When you act on feedback before it goes stale, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress.”
— Kofi Annan
“Becoming is better than being. The growth mindset allows people to value what they are doing regardless of the outcome.”
— Carol Dweck
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
“Let us rise up and be thankful for if we did not learn a lot at least we learned a little.”
— Buddha
“When you solve root causes instead of symptoms, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”
“Start by doing what is necessary in your family then do what is possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
— Francis of Assisi
“Do not be afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers build systems that survive low motivation.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“When you close the loop on small commitments, discipline stops being a theory and becomes a result.”
“The road to hell is paved with works in progress that never get finished. Complete your creative projects.”
— Philip Roth
“Most people wait for motivation; high performers practice the fundamentals relentlessly.”
“If there is no struggle there is no progress.”
“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.”
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