Monday Motivational

Monday Motivational

by Jako Poolman -
Number of replies: 65

Welcome to "Monday Motivational". We won't however restrict this thread to "only Mondays." You are invited to post motivational/inspirational quotes or other encouragements on this group. We suggest you change the view of this thread to "Newest First", but really, it's up to you.

  • If you want to add a new motivation, encouragement or quote, just click "reply" on this message. You can change the Subject to suit the topic of your post.
  • If you want to comment on another comment or post, just click "reply" on that message.

Finally, this thread will only have one rule, do not be negative.

Enjoy and have an AWESOME day!

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Last Monday of August

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"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same."

Anne Frank

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First Monday of September

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It is Spring! A time for new things, new life, new opportunities. 

Napoleon Hill said, "Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."

What opportunities do you have right now? 

Have an awesome week!

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Attitude

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"It's not what you look at what matters, it's what you see."
Henry David Thoreau

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Enjoyment of Education

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"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."
- Horace Mann
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Re: Enjoyment of Education

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That is so true, thank you!

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Re: Enjoyment of Education

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  • Its time for change and we need to work harder than before but we must work from a relaxing position.
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Planning for the future

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What are you doing that will benefit the next generation?

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
Warren Buffett
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Re: Monday Motivational

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Your Future is in your hands. YOU choose which life u want to live.sit on your couch complaining about life or wake up in the morning with new ideals to better your life and your tomorrow.we all have the things we want it is just how hard we want to keep them and make everything visible in everyone s eyes.

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Your Future

by Jako Poolman -

I agree Rose. We have everything we need...to take the next step on the journey. 

This may sometimes come in something as simple as an opportunity. 

A race is not won in simply crossing the finishing line. It is the planning, preparation, practice, practice, practice, failing in between, pitching up on race day, starting, running, persevering and finishing to the best of your ability that determines success. 

Unfortunately there are many people today who do not want to do any of the work, they only want the gold medal...and when they don't get it, they complain (sit on the couch complaining about life, to quote you). 

It is mostly only through hard work that we come to appreciate what we have. 

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Making mistakes is okay

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"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."
John C. Maxwell
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Re: Making mistakes is okay

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Motivated, inspired by this especially on Monday, Thanks Jaco

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Positive Opportunities

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"In every day, there are 1440 minutes. That means we have 1440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact." - Les Brown

In "Alice through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll, Alice is faced with an impossible task. She says so with her statement, "There is no use trying, one can't believe impossible things." 

How often do we come to choices or opportunities and simply choose to think that it is "impossible". The epic response of the red queen is simply, "I dare say you haven't had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." 

Use every opportunity today to practice being positive and believing the impossible. As Henry Ford said, "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." 

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Motivational Monday

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"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."
Ralph Marston
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What do you hope for?

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It is easy to become negative because of our circumstances. Whatever they may be. The economy, political landscape - local and international - , personal circumstances. All of this can influence how we feel, how we speak, how we react.

It is however your attitude that determines if you will allow an outside force how you feel inside. The moment you allow something or someone to influence how you feel or react, then you are no longer free.

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."
Desmond Tutu
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Re: What do you hope for?

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thank you, just what I needed to hear this morning smile

One tends to forget to see the positive and need to remind yourself that it stays your choice to make yourself happy.

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Happiness

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"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."
Jim Rohn
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Believe in yourself

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"Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish."
Brad Henry
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Re: Monday Motivational

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Quote;

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Re: Monday Motivational

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"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
Lao Tzu
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Looking to the future

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"We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it."
Rick Warren
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Re: Monday Motivational

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"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." 

- Napoleon Hill

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What is your happiness?

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Good morning BMT College! We often have different ideas and ideals of what happiness will look like. What is yours? 

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. Charles Spurgeon

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Success

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Congratulations once again to our Top Achievers that were announced last week! 

"In order to success, we must first believe that we can." - Nikos Kazantzakis

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Where does success come from

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Good morning BMT, this morning we look at a quotation from an early "self-help" author, Napoleon Hill. 

His book "Think and Grow Rich" (1937) has sold over 20 million copies and is in the top 10 of the best selling self-help books of all time. (Wikipedia) His research was done by examining 40 millionaires (In 1937, specifically during the great depression, millionaires was today's billionaires!), looking for the "secrets" of their success. 

The 13 principles that makes up his philosophy on achieving personal success, is not only limited to success in business, but can be applied in any area of your life. So often we measure "success" according to money or assets, but we should transcend beyond that. 

What did you think about Napoleon's book and do you think it is still current today?  

How do you measure success? 

"Patience, Persistence and Perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." Napoleon Hill



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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! It is May and we can feel the cold starting to creep in. This morning we look at what is important to our success. Is it only motivation or the drive to succeed? Is it the strategy and tactics we use? Is it what we equip ourselves with? Is it about opportunities and making use of them? Maybe it is a combination of it all. However, as Elon Musk said, "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour." 

What is important to you and to your success? 

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour." - Elon Musk

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Success = Work

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Good morning BMT! First Monday of June and it is starting to get cold here in Jo'burg. Have an awesome week! 

"I never dreamed about success, I worked for it." - Estee Lauder

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Be all you can be

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Good morning BMT! John Wooden said that we all make mistakes but only become failures when we blame other people for those mistakes. For me, this ties in with today's quote in making the most of yourself. Because ultimately, that responsibility is yours. Have an awesome week!

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." Ralph Waldo Emmerson

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Re: Be all you can be

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The time spent in making mistakes is not only honorable but is more useful than the time spent doing nothing.
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Celebrating Success

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Good morning BMT! We had our annual graduation on Saturday and it was an amazing celebration of our students' successes and to see all their hard work paying off. But this is just the beginning, just the start of their successes. Have a great final week of June!

"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed." Tony Robbins

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! 

It is the first week of July and it seems like it is going to be a cloudy, rainy day in Johannesburg. It is an opportunity to be miserable or an opportunity to make pancakes! Success is mostly determined by the choices you make. 

Keep warm, stay awesome and have an amazing week! 

"The road to success is always under construction." Arnold Palmer


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Building your Future

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Good morning BMT!

Through our decisions and actions, we build our futures every moment of every day. Are you using your time wisely? 

Have an awesome week and build beautiful futures! 

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." E. Roosevelt


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Re: Monday Motivational

by Jako Poolman -
Good morning BMT! 

The most important thing when you want to make a change, make an improvement, begin a new project, do that assignment, or whatever it is that you have planned or dreamed about, is to start. It doesn't matter if you are not 100% ready, 80% is fine. In fact, 80% is better...because if you wait for 100%, then you will wait for perfection. 

And life is not perfect. 

Life is gloriously imperfect. And it is within that imperfection where we should joyfully celebrate every success! Barrack Obama said, "The future reward those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on." 

Have an AWESOME week! 



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Re: Monday Motivational

by Jako Poolman -

Good morning BMT College. It is often at this time of year when we have mostly given up on our new year's resolutions. (Or we are desperately trying to forget about them!) 

But maybe this should be a different type of time. And since it is your life, you can choose what time this is for you. Maybe this is the time to recapture that joyful exhilaration that initially prompted us to do or plan or hope for whatever it was. A time to examine and restate our plans and goals.

Time is relative. Find joy in whatever it is you do...and keep on going! 

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." Sam Levenson

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Never Give Up

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Good morning BMT! Even if things are tough, never give up on your goals. Enjoy the last week of August!

"A goal is a dream with a deadline" Napoleon Hill

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Invest in Knowledge

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Good morning BMT! Trust you had an amazing weekend and that you will have an awesome week. 

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! What an amazing day for new opportunities. Have an awesome week. 

"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade." Tom Peters

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Re: General Motivation

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Life is precious, life is short....enhance, celebrate, enjoy and be grateful for each second !!!

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! It is the first week of October, and it feels like it is going to be an awesome month! 

"Don't let the fear of losing be greater than then excitement of winning." Robert Kiyosaki

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Re: Monday Motivational

by Jako Poolman -

Hallo BMT! Welcome to a new and exciting week. After a rainy weekend in Gauteng, we have a lovely rainy Monday. Everything already seems a lot greener. Your reminder for the week is to use every one of your talents to focus on achieving your success. Have an awesome week!

"The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become." Tim Rohn

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Thank you for the wise words.

For some weird reason your reminder for the week and the motivational quote reminds me of another motivational quote: "In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."



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Re: Monday Motivational

by Jako Poolman -

Yes, also true! And knowing yourself leads to knowing what you can do. In that we should surround ourselves with people that positively build on what we can do. Speaking life into our lives. Unfortunately, so many people miss what they are capable of because they allow the negativity of others to influence their lives. Believe that you can what you can, and surround yourself with people who share that belief!  

Thanks for sharing Carlo! 

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! Have the courage to take on your dreams. 


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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! What we do is not always for ourselves. But investing in ourselves allows us to do better when investing in others. Have an awesome week!


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Re: Monday Motivational/ How to stick to your goal's

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We know what to do

We know why we should do it.

It's not because you're lazy or incapable.

It's simply because your brain is working against you,it's been designed to keep you safe and secure,which means goals that push you to be or do something new are a danger.

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good afternoon BMT! Are you ready to challenge yourself? Are you ready to be courageous? Are you ready to go beyond what you think you are capable of? If you think you are not, then remember that the only way to find your limits is to test them. Go out, conquer your world and have an awesome week!

"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." Henry Ford

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Re: Positive Vibes

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Good morning BMT! Think positive, use your abilities and be awesome!

"Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome." Zig Ziglar

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Leadership

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Good morning BMT. At some level, we all have the ability to empower someone else. Be the leader, you would want to be led by. Have an awesome week!

"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." Bill Gates

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! It is good to remember who you are, but consistently remind yourself who you are going to be. Have an awesome week!

"It's where you are going to, not where you come from that matters." David Cameron

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Do what is Right

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Good morning BMT! We face a choice in every action. Stay true to what is right. Have an awesome week!

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable." Franz Kafka

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Re: Monday Motivational

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Good morning BMT! It is the first Monday of the last month of this year. Prioritize what needs to be done, and do that. Have an awesome week!

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw