Accomplishing any meaningful goal takes sustained effort over a long period of time. Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and unfortunately it’s easy to get burnt out from time to time. That’s why I’ve put together a list of 100 motivational quotes compiled from previous blog posts as well as my twitter account (Update June 2015: I no longer use Twitter) . All are 100% original (to my knowledge), so they won’t be the same cliche quotes you’ve already heard 100 times.
1. You can fit in or you can stand out. You can’t do both.
2. You have to go through failure to reach success.
3. It’s impossible to improve if you’re unwilling to admit improvement’s possible.
4. Things will never change until you make the decision to change them.
5. Success is a journey, not a destination.
6. If you value yourself as a person rejection shouldn’t hurt. After all, it’s the other person’s loss.
7. The greatest thing you can ever do for yourself is take responsibility for everything you experience.
8. Overcoming fear isn’t a character trait you’re born with. It’s a skill you develop.
9. You have the power to do anything. Nobody can stop you, except you.
10. Life is like a piggy bank. What you put into it is exactly what you’re able to get out of it.
11. You might be a nobody now, but you don’t have to be a nobody the rest of your life.
12. If you want to be confident you need to do what you say you’re going to do, keep things 100% real, and stop putting up with bullshit excuses.
13. When you focus on the needs of others you’ll quickly find your own needs getting met as well.
14. You can get comfortable with being uncomfortable or look back at your dreams one day and wonder what if?
15. You’ll never get anything better as long as your hands are full with what you already have.
16. Use your pain as motivation to change rather than as an excuse for why you can’t do something.
17. Success is something you do, not something you are.
18. Change requires you to be uncomfortable with your current circumstances.
19. You can drive for as long as you want, but if you don’t know where you’re going you’ll never get there.
20. Excessive resistance simply means your values don’t align with your goals.
21. If you want to experience something you’ve never experienced you need to change.
22. If anyone’s going to experience your dreams, why not you?
23. Excuses are lies we tell ourselves to justify why can’t do something.
24. You won’t have truly fulfilling relationships until you’re willing to let go of the people who won’t accept you for who you are.
25. The average person will quit as soon as they feel discomfort, but you’re not average so keep pushing forward!
26. Those who start at the bottom have more potential than anyone else.
27. The quickest way to feel happy is to make someone else smile.
28. A vision without action is merely a fantasy.
29. If you’re not channeling your energy effectively into pursuits you deem to be worthwhile you’ll never be happy nor fulfilled.
30. If you’re not willing to close the first door you’ll never see the second one open.
31. Be willing to let go of who you are for who you can become.
32. Listening to your heart may be the most difficult thing you’ll ever do, but it’ll also be the most rewarding.
33. If you’re feeling bored it means you’re not challenging yourself enough.
34. You can always choose to be grateful rather than complain.
35. The problem with relying on drugs, or other crutches to manage your emotions is that doing so isn’t sustainable.
36. Material possessions are worthless if you don’t have anyone to share them with.
37. Knowing you have a bad habit does you no good if you’re unwilling to change it.
38. Success isn’t something that just happens to you. It’s a choice you have to make.
39. Stop worrying about what other people think. Focus on your actions rather than their reactions.
40. Basing your self-worth on the words of others is stupid because it’s a variable entirely out of your control.
41. Taking action towards your goals shouldn’t feel like a chore. If it does, you’ve set the wrong goals.
42. No matter what your goal is, if you’re 100% committed and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed, you will.
43. As long as you’re making progress towards your goals there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to love yourself for who you are today.
44. Once you decide you’re going to do something your commitment should be so unwavering that it’s effectively already done.
45. Advice is useless if you don’t take action on it.
46. Stop being a slave to imaginary what-if scenarios and your results will quickly improve in everything you do.
47. The intelligent way to adopt any new behavior is to start so trivially small it’s impossible to fail.
48. Instead of complaining about unfavorable circumstances use them to push you to heights you wouldn’t have otherwise been able to achieve.
49. People who don’t pursue their dreams may be alive, but they’re not really living.
50. By consciously choosing what you broadcast to the world you’ll attract relationships and situations more conductive to your success.
51. Trying to be cool is the worst way to experience social abundance.
52. Complaining about depression never made made anyone happy.
53. Success is the result of taking actions centered around long term prosperity rather than instant gratification.
54. Focusing on a problem only serves to magnify it. Instead direct your energy on the solution.
55. If you aren’t willing to do whatever it takes to reach your goals, it’s time for new goals.
56. The root of every addiction lies in having an unmet need. Once you’re able to fill the void, the addiction is easily overcome.
57. Your level of confidence is a direct reflection of your ability to live in accordance with your highest values.
58. You only get one life. Don’t waste it living someone else’s dream.
59. Perhaps the greatest thing about life is you you have 100% free will. You can spend your life doing WHATEVER you want.
60. Nothing’s harder than going from self-loathing to loving yourself, BUT IT’S FUCKING WORTH IT!
61. No matter how dark the tunnel is, there’s always a light at the end.
62. If you want to be happy when you look in the mirror you have two choices. Accept yourself as you are, or make the commitment to change.
63. The only way to make amends for the past is to create a better future.
64. I couldn’t live with myself if I failed to do everything in my power to positively influence others.
65. If you stumble, resist the temptation to fall.
66. It’s not about being smart or being talented. It’s about heart.
67. Those with the darkest pasts often go on to live the brightest futures.
68. You WILL face setbacks, but even the greatest of goals can be accomplished through perseverance.
69. Because our external realities are mere reflections of our inner selves it’s impossible to have an inner identity shift without making external progress.
70. Complaining only perpetuates your problems. Don’t think of what’s wrong, but rather what you can do to make them right.
71. Good things come to those who hustle.
72. The only way to overcome a fear is to face it.
73. Self loathing has NEVER accomplished anything.
74. Sometimes the most challenging problems are only difficult because they’re not the ones that need solving.
75. It’s only a failure if you don’t learn from it.
76. A baby never learned to walk by complaining about its incompetence.
77. As long as hold onto your current social circle, you resist the manifestation of new relationships that are more conductive to your success.
78. If just thinking about your goals doesn’t fill you with excitement, they’re not big enough.
79. Everything in this world is perfect for either our enjoyment or our growth.
80. Complaining about those that complain only feeds the negativity.
81. This moment is the first moment of the rest of your life
82. When we seek to understand the perspective of others instead of judging them we develop a greater understanding for why they act in the manner they do.
83. Most fears have no rational basis in reality.
84. The time will never be right until you make it the right time.
85. Complaining about how you’re fat, lonely, and depressed does nothing to solve the problem, if anything it makes it worse.
86. Successful people are successful because they take massive action and massive action equals massive results.
87. Time isn’t an abundant resource that can be found just anywhere. If something is important to you, you have to make time for it.
88. If you want to be the best person you can possibly be you need to consciously craft your environment and put yourself in situations where adaption is necessary.
89. If you want to succeed you need to consciously and carefully chose the input you’re allowing into your life.
90. If making a change in your life is truly important you won’t wait until tomorrow.
91. If you’re feeling down it’s because your actions aren’t in congruence with your highest vision of yourself.
92. Regardless of how bad your circumstances may seem, they can be overcome.
93. Often it’s the smallest things in life that produce the biggest results.
94. While it’s important to learn from your past mistakes, it’s also important to not dwell on them.
95. If you don’t change the world, who do you expect to?
96. Improvement isn’t linear, but it should trend upward. If it’s not you’re approaching some part of the process wrong.
97. If you’re not giving it everything you’ve got on any given day you’re never going to make it big.
98. The reason the greats are great is they’re willing to go further than anyone else.
99. Stop worrying about what you don’t have and take a moment to appreciate what you do have.
100. Instead of complaining about unfavorable circumstances use them to push you to heights you wouldn’t have otherwise been able to achieve.
Which quote was your favorite? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to follow me on twitter for daily motivation and more interesting insights 🙂
Most importantly, actually use the motivation you got from this post. Don’t spend the whole day on Reddit. Get up from your computer right now and go change the world!
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Pictures are from my 2011 trip to Sabino Canyon.
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