Dale Carnegie on Burnout Quotes

"Put enthusiasm into your work."

"Clear your desk of all papers except those relating to the immediate problem at hand."

"I have found that I can always get more work done and get it done better if I don't try to do it when I am tired."

"Why do you think the heart is the most efficient pump in the world? Because it rests between every beat."

"A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall; begin in a friendly way to win people to your way of thinking."

"Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment."

"Keep a notebook of your mistakes and criticize yourself."

"Remember that no one can possibly be as interested in your problems as you are."

"Let's not imitate others. Let's find ourselves and be ourselves."

"Ask yourself: 'What is the worst that can possibly happen?'"

"If we have a selfish pink-and-white outlook on life, we are going to be miserable."

"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep."

"A man is what he thinks about all day long."

"Do things in the order of their importance."

"Shut the iron doors on the past and the future. Live in day-tight compartments."

"Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope."

"Rest before you get tired."

"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not."

"Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember 'Life is too short to be little'."

"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

"Count your blessings—not your troubles!"

"Let's not try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them."

"Learn to organize, deputize, and supervise."

"Instead of worrying about ingratitude, let’s expect it."

"To be considered a brilliant conversationalist, you simply need to listen intently and encourage others to talk about themselves."

"Keep busy. The worried person must lose himself in action, lest he wither in despair."

"One of the chief causes of fatigue is boredom."

"When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision."

"Then calmly try to improve upon the worst."

"Every day is a new life to a wise man."

"Relaxation is the absence of all tension and effort."

"The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."