As summer rolls to a close, vacations days are used up and tans are starting to fade, it’s time to regroup and refocus on year-end goals. At Trade Press Services, we believe a meaningful quote can go a long way to getting and keeping our team inspired. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of sayings and want to share this inspiration with you. We hope you’ll use them as themes in your sales meetings, post them in your offices and distribute them throughout the organization.

Seek Inspiration

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.”

–Thomas Carlyle

“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.”

–Lou Holz

“Someday is not a day of the week.”

–Janet Dailey

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

–Earl Nightingale

“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”

–Simon Sinek

“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”

–Salvador Dali

“If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe.”

–Abraham Lincoln

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

–Will Rogers

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”

 –Henry Ford

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

–Thomas Edison

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

–Stephen Hawking

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” 

–Carlos Castaneda

“Never allow someone to tell you ‘no’ who doesn’t have the power to say ‘yes.’”

–Eleanor Roosevelt

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

–Muhammad Ali

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

–Dale Carnegie

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

–Stephen Covey

“There is only one way to avoid criticism. Do nothing. Be nothing. Say nothing.”

–Aristotle

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

–Michael Jordan

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

–Joseph Campbell

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”

–J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Seek Encouragement

It’s inevitable that we fall into motivational and productivity slumps. Try as we might, running at 100% all the time simply doesn’t work. Take advantage of down time to recuperate and reconnect with yourself before diving into your work. Seek encouragement, whether through inspirational quotes, advice from family, coworkers and peers, or through personal mantras. Whether you need a push toward action or reassurance that others have faced your same challenges, words of wisdom and inspiration from some of history’s greatest and most successful people can often be all you need for that extra kick of motivation.