37 Motivational Messages for Employees

Money is not the only way to motivate employees. Regardless of pay, 40% of workers just do not feel appreciated and as a result lack motivation and productivity on the job. The are multiple ways you can go about recognizing the contributions of your employees to your company. The following list of motivational messages for employees can also be used to increase teamwork and motivation when on the job.

A mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimension.
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do that.
All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Each of our personal dreams matter, and are worth achieving.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
In dream and in love there are no impossibilities.
Just go out there and do what you have to do.
Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you respond it.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.
Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Never let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Our aspirations are our possibilities.
Our fears must never hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you’re doing, you will be successful.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.
The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find it in our pleasures.
There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in the world: those who were afraid to try it and those who were afraid you will succeed.
There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulties or you alter yourself to meet them.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
To get more out of life, give more of yourself.
To promote cooperation and teamwork, remember, people tend to resist that which is forced upon them. People tend to support that which they helped create.
We are responsible for our own lives–no other person is or even can be.
Within our dreams and aspirations, we find our opportunities.
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die, or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live now.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.

Amplifying good habits, inspiring, and offering team achievements will all help to keep your sales people motivated and inspired. Coaching and providing sale goals incentives through public recognition can go a longer way than just giving a check. The below infographic outlines the statistics and facts of how to motivate your team with more than just a dollar.