The best motivational quotes sum up a great deal about life and work. This SlideShare sorts the fantastic from the fluff. OK, they might not be welcome when they pop up for the 1000th time on Facebook. But motivating quotes aren’t the sole preserve of reality TV celebs and self-styled New Age gurus - and they don’t all feature pictures of people doing yoga on the beach! In the new world of work, memorable phrases are those that remind us why we get up in the morning. They’re about helping others. Building our careers. Creating value where there was none. Today’s technology-enhanced workplace is a land of opportunity, where a business-changing idea is as likely to come from a new hire as an old soak. With one common denominator: those who forge ahead share an interest in what new technology can do. Enabling new forms of creative collaboration and communication. With an eye on today’s collaborative, communicating workplace, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite motivational quotes - together with the reasons we chose them. Give them a try! And if you really hate the ones here, you could always try despair.com.

1. 13 Best Motivational
Quotes to Inspire
You at Work

2. Alone we can do so
little; together we can
do so much
- Helen Keller

3. If you ever find
yourself making
excuses for not doing
something, check out
Helen Keller - blind and
deaf since birth, yet
lived a productive life
that touched millions.
Now try complaining
about that meeting
you can’t avoid. Source: www.mantlethought.org

4. To live a creative life,
we must lose our fear
of being wrong
- Anonymous

5. Fear of failure stops
us all… and we have
far more “little
failures” each day
than big ones. Why
not embrace them
all? You might fall flat
on your face. Or you
might fly. Either way,
collaborating with
others closely will max
out the chance of
success. Source: www.radio1.nl

6. Whatever the mind
can conceive and
believe, it can achieve
- Napoleon Hill

7. Despite being cursed
with the name of a
delusional politician,
Mr Hill managed to
singlehandedly kick
off the industry we
today call “personal
development”. If you
can dream it, someone
can do it. Be that
someone. Source: www.lakeybanget.com

8. If I feel depressed, I
go to work. Work is an
antidote for depression
- Eleanor Roosevelt

9. Mrs Roosevelt forged
a career for herself
quite separate to First
Lady, and remains
admired across all
political sides to this
day. Maybe because
she worked herself to
cheerfulness each day.
Staying in touch with
team members and
colleagues is a proven
aid to happiness at
work. Why not take
the lead? Source: www.savethestorks.com

10. A wise man adapts himself
to circumstances, as water
shapes itself to the vessel
that contains it
- Chinese proverb

11. The Chinese know
a thing or two
about changing
circumstances. And
in today’s workplace,
the more adaptable
you are, the more
opportunities will
come your way.
Especially if you share
your enthusiasm
across social media
with professional
communication and
collaboration tools.

12. If everyone is moving
forward together, then
success takes care of itself
- Henry Ford

13. He wasn’t exactly
politically correct, but
nobody can argue with
Ford’s ability to build
a production process
copied today in every
factory, everywhere
in the world. Get
everyone on the same
page - perhaps with a
webinar, online Q&A,
or videoconference
- and success is
assured. Source: www.nedhardy.com

14. If opportunity doesn’t
knock, build a door
- Milton Berle

15. Or why not build more
than one? Today’s
collaboration software
lets you open as many
portals and pathways
as your imagination
will hold. Considering
Berle lived for nearly a
century, he had plenty
of time to build his. Source: www.pinterest.com

16. If you cannot do great
things, do small things in
a great way
- Napoleon Hill

17. The second of our
quotes from the Dale
Carnegie of the 19th
century is relevant to
- well, basically all of
us. How many world-
changing things will you
do today… compared to
non-world-changing,
but really useful small
things? See how many
items on your To-Do
list could be completed
today with a friendly
teleconference or online
brainstorming session. Source: www.nickreport.com

18. If PLAN A doesn’t work,
the alphabet has 25
more letters!
- Claire Cook

19. Those who succeed
often failed a lot
of times. (You’ll be
surprised how many
“overnight successes”
spent the previous 25
years practising.) Just
don’t run out of ideas
before you get to Z. Source: www. authors.simonandschuster.com

20. People often say that
motivation doesn’t
last. Well, neither does
bathing. That’s why we
recommend it daily
- Zig Ziglar

21. The Zig is right, and
collaboration is no
different. When you
use software like
videoconferencing,
whiteboarding, and
webinars daily, they’ll
become a part of your
life - as natural as,
well, taking a bath.
And like bathing, you
get very good at it
after a while. Source: www.richestnetworth.org

22. Life is 10% what
happens to me and 90%
how I react to it
- Charles Swindoll

23. A big one here. You
can’t control others
- but you can control
yourself. Being the
voice of calmness
and reason will win
you plaudits in the
workplace - and with
today’s software you
can mediate conflicts
across more channels
than face-to-face, too. Source: www.insight.org

24. Happiness cannot be
travelled to, owned,
earned, or worn. It is the
spiritual experience of
living every minute with
love, grace, and gratitude
- Denis Waitley

25. American
motivational speaker
Denis impressed us
by the team spirit
he shows in sharing
his life with Love,
Grace, and Gratitude. Source: www.blissbusiness.com

26. Successful people are
always looking for
opportunities to help
others. Unsuccessful
people are always asking,
‘What’s in it for me?’
- Brian Tracy

27. Brian Tracy sounds
suspiciously like he
flew Thunderbirds for
International Rescue
in his youth, but he still
had time to turn in a
great quote. And when
you try communication
and collaboration the
way they’re best used,
you’ll find helping
others automatically
delivers something for
you, too. Source: www. starrfmonline.com

28. Takeaways:
• Not all quotes are from
celebrities and gurus - some
are great for business
• Research shows 100% of
motivational quotes have value
in the workplace
• Sometimes great
communication takes just
seconds - these quotes prove it!

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