We could all use a little encouragement sometimes to help us persevere and achieve our goals. If that is what you need, then you are in the right place. Here are the top 10 positive, uplifting quotes that will inspire you to have a productive week.
Getting Started
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.” – Seth Godin
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” – Pablo Picasso
“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
When you put off starting something, you delay any benefit that you will get from it. The time to start is right now. You don’t have to have a perfect plan or solve everything in one day – you have to start somewhere.
If you never take that first step towards your dream, you will likely regret it one day and wonder what might have been. Is that not worse than the remote possibility of failure?
Setting realistic short and long-term goals for larger projects can be helpful. Even just starting with the easiest task or the smallest step will put you further ahead than you were yesterday. The only way that you can surely fail is by never allowing yourself to begin.
Don’t Let Anything Stand In Your Way
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John R. Wooden
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
The only person who needs to believe that you can do it is yourself. It is nice to have others backing you, but it is not necessary for success. There will always be people ready to stand in your way, but you can always choose to ignore them or go around them. They can’t stop you if you refuse to let them slow you down.
Please don’t let your own self-doubt, traits, and fears keep you from reaching your potential either. Being the best or the fastest is not as crucial as persevering. Keep moving and never give up!
Did you enjoy these positive and uplifting quotes? Let us know in the comments!
Many of us go through life postponing a great variety of tasks, of different kinds, big and small, important and of everyday life. Thus, for example, we accumulate laundry, the mess in the house, assignments for school, work in the office, etc. These quote are perfect to encourage us to change this negative aspect of ourselves. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I am glad these quotes inspired you 🙂
It was very interesting to read these quotes. Some I have seen many years ago and it was good again to think about just getting started on a dream and keeping going. These are very wise people and have a lot to teach us about life and success. I guess we all have times when we doubt ourselves or the journey that we are taking and need some outside encouragement to understand that everyone faces very similar challenges. The best thing we can do is acknowledge the situation and keep going, stopping is not an option.
Thanks for the inspiration.
These quotes are super encouraging! They really stir up my inner self to return to my previous goals and accomplish that which I set out to do. I choose faith over fear! today instead of tomorrow!
That’s great! I’m glad you found them encouraging. Good luck with your goals 🙂