In today's trying economic times it is vital to maximise your potential and stay motivated at work

When economic hardship hits and the time comes to tighten your belt it's hard to stay focused and motivated, especially at work. When your work day is plagued with thoughts of how you're going to finish the month and pay your bills it's not easy to concentrate and remain motivated at the job at hand.

Motivational quotes for work can give you the boost you need to make the most of your day

There's definitely a theme that runs through all of these motivational quotes for work. Even though the authors, as you will see, come from all walks of life the message is the same. If your passion is in line with your work ethic you are bound to succeed. Motivation is about being in the right frame of mind and a healthy emotional state. Heed their words well and internalize their message so you can keep motivated and productive.

Quote 1:

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. - Helen Keller

Quote 2:

If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. - Bruce Lee

Quote 3:

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor. - Brian Tracy

Quote 4:

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds. - Alan Schoenfeld

Quote 5:

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiseling and scraping and polishing. - B.C. Forbes

Quote 6:

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. -Napoleon Hill

Quote 7:

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. - Albert Einstein

Quote 8:

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place. - Nora Roberts

Quote 9:

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope - Hal Lindsey

Quote 10:

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher