10 Kickass Inspirational Quotes to Motivate Your Team
10 Kickass Inspirational Quotes to Motivate Your Team
Sometimes, all we need are some words of affirmations to go the extra mile.
In reality, most teams have not enough time to pause, come together, and celebrate as a group. There’s always another project to start. But if we don’t take the time to recognize our teams’ efforts and get out of the mundane routine, we miss opportunities to boost morale and let the team recharge.
Even the hardest workers can need motivation every now and then. Whether it’s a work anniversary or just an ordinary day today, share this with them! 😇

Here are our top picks so far:
- “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed; Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”
– Wilma Rudolph
- “It is our differences that bring us together. It is our differences that make our ideas more meaningful. It is our differences that create a team that is one of a kind.”
– Anita Roddick
- “Respect your fellow teammates, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.”
– Bill Brady
- “Ordinary people can choose to be extraordinary.”
– Elon Musk
- “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
6. “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.”
— Anita Roddick
- “One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but teamwork dynamites.”
– Jin Kwon
- “Whether you work for yourself or others, there will be moments when you feel unhappy or stuck. You can’t control everything around you, but in those moments, remind yourself that you are powerful and that even small, strategic moves can create big shifts for the better.”
– Trae Bodge
- “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less-than-perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.”
– Mark Victor Hansen
10. Have fun, find joy, and be you
— Clarc
This is one of our company’s core values that perfectly sums up the foundation of teamwork. When our brains
are filled with projects and deadlines, it can be easy to write off fun in the workplace.
However, having fun and finding pleasure in what we do and with whom we work with does contributes
significantly to effective teamwork! 😚
Well, it’s been a privilege to share with you some of our favourite quotes. For more project management tips
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