Motivational phrases & sayings

[Moon bunny]

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil:
but smell as evilly as you want.

 

[Threevok]

Sing like nobody's listening
Dance like nobody's watching
Party like nobody's called the police

 

[Andy in Germany]

Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish and you'll feed him for life
Convince him he needs technology to fish and you'll be able to sell vaporware for him for ever

 

[Gunk]

Ride it like you stole it!

 

[Seevio]

Give a man a match and he will be warm for the whole night.
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

 

[DRM]

But who's tools did they use to make their tools, I wonder 🤔

Snap On van, then hide every week when the franchisee comes round for the weekly payment

 

[Profpointy]

Prompted by the workman's tools discussion, and admittedly posted before, likely more than once, but I like the 3 rules of engineering

1 Always use the correct tool for the job
2 The correct tool for every job is a hammer
3 Any tool can be used as a hammer

 

[rockyroller]

it's not the mistakes we make in life that define us, it's what we do when we discover them

- me

 

[Drago]

The early bird catches the bus.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Prompted by the workman's tools discussion, and admittedly posted before, likely more than once, but I like the 3 rules of engineering

1 Always use the correct tool for the job
2 The correct tool for every job is a hammer
3 Any tool can be used as a hammer

I currently have a client who lives by this.

 

[Windle]

An ex-colleague when dealing with grumpy folks could often be heard suggesting 'go and take your face for a shoot!'

 

[craigwend]

Motivation does not precede action - it follows it.

This is an extremely important principle.

Many people say that they would like to change their behaviours. (E.g., start exercising [on a bike] or a diet), but they are waiting the motivation before they make the change.

The flaw in this logic is that “waiting” for motivation is unlikely to be helpful.

Once you begin to change your behaviour, for example going out on your bike on a daily basis, your new behaviour will give you the motivation to continue.

That is to say, the more you get, the more you want...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Give a man a fish and he’ll smell of it for a week

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The early bird catches the bus.

That’s because it’s bus replacement for the trains when it’s early.

 

[Drago]

A bird in the hand is worth guano all over your fingers.