Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

People will not follow a leader who does not have confidence in himself.

Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.

Sometimes the best way to learn is to return to the fundamentals.

Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.