Some days are easy–energy is high, the sun is shining, everything seems possible. But there will always be times when the storms come. Things go wrong, people let you down, and pressure is high. Those are the times when you need some inspiration.
Here’s some collected wisdom to help motivate you when you need it the most.
- What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. —Plutarch
- I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. —Jimmy Dean
- Change your thoughts and you change your world. —Norman Vincent Peale
- I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. —Leonardo da Vinci
- Eighty percent of success is showing up. —Woody Allen
- Either you run the day, or the day runs you. —Jim Rohn
- The best revenge is massive success. —Frank Sinatra
- The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. —Walt Disney
- I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. —Maya Angelou
- Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. —Babe Ruth
- A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. —Albert Einstein
- Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. —Confucius
- We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. —Ronald Reagan
- Nothing will work unless you do. —Maya Angelou
- Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. —Charles Swindoll
- Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. —Arthur Ashe
- When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. —Lao Tzu
- We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. —Marie Curie
- To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. —Eleanor Roosevelt
- People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. —Zig Ziglar
- When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but the ones who have consistency in their motivation. —Arsene Wenger
