So you wanted to learn how to (insert your awesome skill here), but you’ve hit a wall?
You are struggling to get to the next level of expertise and just need a little bit of motivation to keep you going?
Well you’ve come to the right place.
In this post you’ll read quotes from authors, athletes, scientists and artists that will inspire you to strive for expertise.
Let us know in the comments what your favorite motivational quote related to expertise is.
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” – Niels Bohr
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.” - Denis Waitley
“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.” - Nicholas M. Butler
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” - Michael Jordan
“Nothing will work unless you do.” - Maya Angelou
“People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It’s because they’re a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.” - James Caan
“We are all experts in our own little niches.” - Alex Trebek
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston Churchill
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” - Muhammad Ali
“Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” – William Wallace
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” - Margaret Thatcher
“All great achievements require time.” - Maya Angelou
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin
“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” - Swami Sivananda
“Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.” - Albert Einstein
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” - Pablo Picasso
Your Turn
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I really liked this one:
“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali
I have a few favorite quotes that really inspire me to keep pounding away at whatever it is I am trying to accomplish or be an expert at. Here’s my favorite…
“Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results. Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing methods and are inclined to be satisfied with such results as can be obtained by doing things they like to do.” ~ Albert Gray
That one is worth reading twice in slow motion. Less concern with the how and more attention on the why… I love it.
Awesome addition to the list Sean. I like it.
Great quotes!
One of my favourites is from Bruce Lee – “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
There are so many quotes which I love. Here is one I find quite compelling.
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
My favorite is this one…“People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It’s because they’re a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.” – James Caan
one of my personal favorites is ” you can make a life, or you can make excuses but you can not do both.” I must admit that I think I modified that one a bit to make it more my own…
and I also really love this one from a comment by Sean Davis…“Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results. Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing methods and are inclined to be satisfied with such results as can be obtained by doing things they like to do.” ~ Albert Gray
thanks for all the great work guys! It is much appreciated.
Caleb, this is a GREAT collection. You hit the big ones and gave me some new food for thought.
While I don’t know who it might be attributed to, the one thought that resonates with me day in and day out is “enjoy the process.”
Some might view that as a fairly trite aphorism, but I find it reminds me to live in the present and be focused on the tasks at hand.
A similar quote to the one you are talking about Joan would be:
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson
Caleb – these are great!
Two others I like (both from legendary Basketball coach John Wooden:
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.”
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Johann Wolgang von Goethe.
“Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.” – Albert Einstein
This one is my favorites, as opposed to TAKING ACTION
Excellent quotes to start the week; thank you!
Thanks Caleb . . . always like to read new quotes! Here’s a few that I like . . . Kurt
Whatever we learn to do we learn by actually doing it. Men come to be builders, for instance, by building and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we become just. By doing self-controlled acts we become self-controlled. By doing brave acts, we become brave.
Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
A goal without action is a wish.
–Joe Friel
One of my favorite quotes is from Linus Torvalds.
“People disagree with me. I just ignore them.”
This is important for me to reflect on often. Some people just don’t get what you are doing. And that’s okay. As long as you get it, it doesn’t matter.
Whenever I start to feel inadequate or insufficient – especially professionally – I think of this:
Your duty is to be; and not be this or that.
Ramana Maharshi
It always seems to help me re-center and start moving again.
“Top talent isn’t driven by money and power, but by the opportunity to be a part of something huge, that will change the world, and for which they are really passionate.”
“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than others think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.”
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”
Life is not about who’s right and who’s wrong, it’s about personal growth. ~ Life Lessons From Buddha
the teachings of an old kung-fu master:
* It takes you 2-4 years to get good at something.
* It takes you another 2-4 years to get really good at something.
* It takes you a lifetime to become a master at something.
‘Everyday is a good day, some are just better than others.This doesn’t mean you should cherish them any the less…”
Tomorrow is another day, it is a new beginning.
An incredible truth,
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
No matter what the current circumstances you are facing in life, start today by planting better seeds in preparation for a better tomorrow.
Blessings,
Ron
If you an expert you know how to accept mistakes and move on to your achieve your goals. Inspiring post!
Regards,
Spatch
I like the first one: “An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” – Niels Bohr
As for one of my own quotes that motivates me… Somehow, this one does the trick: “So much time. So little to do. Wait a minute. Scratch that. Reverse it. Thank you.” – Willy Wonka.
I think my all time favorite comes from Sydney Poitier:
Every ounce of the hard, grueling, exhaustive work necessary in the conversion from promises made to dreams fulfilled is the sole responsibility of the dreamer.
and another from John Paul II:
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
Every man dies, but not every man truly lives.
So true, Sean, so true… Do you know who wrote this? (or was it YOU?!)
One of my favorites, by William Jennings Bryan:
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
Make each day your masterpiece.
– John Wooden
Caleb this is a great list!
“If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.” – Malcolm X
“No one cares what you do, they care why you do it.” – Simon Sinek
Great post and love the “We are all experts in our own little niches” quote from Alex Trebek! With his experience hosting Jeopardy for more than 25 years, he has definitely seen that first hand.
I used to listen to this line from a Madonna song repeatedly taking my girls to gymnastics.
“If at first you don’t succeed,
here’s some advice that you should heed;
Get up again over and over, Get up again over and over.”
It goes way past gymnastics…
Favorite: “An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.” – Nicholas M. Butler
Working on this every single day.
Thank you for this post (and every single other one)