Motivational Poems

Wondering what the difference is between motivational poems and inspirational poems? I was asking myself the same question, and found that the difference between motivation and inspiration lies basically in how you are affected. Motivation persuades you to take some kind of action, while inspiration uplifts your inner being. So, my intention with these motivational poems is to bring a change in habit and encourage you to take powerful and positive actions. Therefore below you will find a nice poem about Habit.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." –Aristotle



Take a guess

Who Am I?

I am your constant companion,
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am at your command.

Half of the tasks that you do,
you might just as well turn over to me
and I will do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed,
but you must be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done;
after a few lessons I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great people
and alas of all failures as well.
Those who are great I have made great,
those who are failures I have made failures.

I am not a machine,
but I work with all the precision of a machine,
plus the intelligence of a person.

Now you may run me for profit or
you may run me for ruin.
It makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me,
and I will lay the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.

Now, who am I?
I AM CALLED HABIT

(Author Unknown)


"Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of."-- Proverb

"First we make our habits, then our habits make us."-- Charles C. Noble

Sow a Thought, and you reap an Act;
Sow an Act, and you reap a Habit;
Sow a Habit, and you reap a Character;
Sow a Character, and you reap a Destiny.
--Author Unknown

I got the following quote from a friend's website:

“You are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind.” - Zig Ziglar

Another Source of Self-Motivation

Today

Outside my window, a new day I see
And only I can determine
what kind of day it will be
It can can be busy and sunny, laughing and gay,
or boring and cold, unhappy and grey.
My own state of mind is the determining key
For I am only the person I let myself be
I can be thoughtful and do all I can to help
or be selfish and think just of myself.

I can enjoy what I do and make it seem fun,
or gripe and complain and make it hard on someone
I can be patient with those who may not understand
or belittle and hurt them as much as I can.


But I have faith in myself, and believe what I say
And I personally intend to make this a great day!


This one is a short but good motivational poem

THERE IS ALWAYS A GOOD SIDE

Everything depends on the way you look at things.
View every problem you encounter as an opportunity.
There is always a good side to every situation.
The optimist sees an opportunity in every misfortune.
The pessimist sees misfortune in every opportunity.
The optimist sees the doughnut.
The pessimist sees the hole.

You can develop success from every failure.
Discouragement and failure are two stepping stones to your success.
No other elements can do so much for you if you're willing to study them and make them work for you.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars..