Self-Motivation Quotes: Even during difficult times, you’ll be inspired to keep moving forward by these inspirational sayings. For most people, it can be difficult to remain motivated throughout the entire day. These quotes should have demonstrated to you how important self-motivation can be to one’s success in life. Being self-driven can also serve as an example for others. They witness your tenacity and your deeds, sometimes in the face of overwhelming adversity, as you accomplish your goals.
Self Motivation Quotes
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.– Maxwell Maltz
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. –Confucius
Everything you can imagine is real.― Pablo Picasso
Delay is the enemy of progress. – Eliot Spitzer
Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your abilities work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish. – Brad Henry
People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.– Wayne Dyer
Don’t forget to also check out these encouraging quotes to help keep you going.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. –Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘How far can I push this company in the next hours.’ – Leah Busque
It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.– W.C. Fields
Your motivations are your own. You must master them if you want to do great work. Brian Knapp, Inspirational
Motivational Quotes For Students
There came a time when the risk of remaining tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.– Anaïs Nin
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.– Howard Washington Thurman
If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.– Wayne Dyer
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you. – George Whitefield
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. –Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘How far can I push this company in the next hours.’ – Leah Busque
It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.– W.C. Fields
Your motivations are your own. You must master them if you want to do great work. Brian Knapp, Inspirational
Powerful Self Motivation Quotes
There came a time when the risk of remaining tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.– Anaïs Nin
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
A healthy outside starts from the inside. –Robert Urich
The secret to beating procrastination is that we need to keep motivated. Every day we must motivate ourselves because when we are motivated we have energy. Priyanka Tripathi, Practice like a champion, Procrastination
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later. – Richard Branson
You can get smiles and cheer and continued youth simply by sticking to your craft and running your pilot wheel with ‘Your Best’ as the place of port. Wallace D. Wattles, The Prosperity Bible. Empowering
Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love? What you can accomplish! And what your potential is. –
Falling is an accident, staying down is a choice. -Unknown
Short Quotes For Self-Love And Motivation
The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do then and not to be worried about what other people are doing or what’s popular. Wiz Khalifa, Be Yourself
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.-Unknown
Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all. – Nathan W. Morris
Whether you want to exercise more often, or you’re hoping to become debt-free, real change happens in stages. Slow and steady progress is great – as long as you’re taking steps in the right direction. – Amy Morin
You might also like these inspirational know-your-worth quotes to help you appreciate your true value.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. – Peter Marshall
Also, check out these hustle quotes to motivate you toward success.
Self Love And Motivation Quotes
It’s no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then.― Lewis Carroll
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.– Denis Waitley
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.– Harvey Fierstein
What you believe, remember, you can achieve. – Mary Kay Ash
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. -Christopher Robin
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. -Napoleon Hill
The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.– Melanie Koulouris
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.– Roy T. Bennett
Self Motivation Quotes And Sayings
We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: We have the power to imagine better.
For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.
… our tendency to disengage from tedious activities isn’t a bug in our mental makeup, it’s a feature. It’s our body’s way of telling us that we were designed to do better things. To keep exploring and learning. Daniel M. Cable, Alive at Work, Learning
Your task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.– Rumi
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. –Walt Whitman
Self Motivation Quotes About Life
So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.– Alan Watts
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.– Shannon L. Alder
Whatever you are, be a good one. ― Abraham Lincoln
You can have all the tools in the world but if you don’t genuinely believe in yourself, it’s useless. – Ken Jeong
Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.– Parker Palmer
If you find that you have very little time to engage in creating your destiny, or self-development, or for spending with your family and friends, or dedicate a portion to helping others in need, then you may wish to revisit your priorities in life. Robert Rivers, Happiness Is Possible, Life
Most humans sit around, waiting to be inspired. The reality is, that there is a whole domain out there filled with countless things that may motivate you to be awesome. Dr. Silva Green, Future Proof Your Career, Motivational Quotes About Life
Positive Attitude Quotes
Change the happenings in your life from obligatory tasks to opportunities for which you are grateful. – Kathryn Prentice
Talk to yourself like talking to a friend; encourage yourself, praise yourself, and always remind yourself that you are powerful enough to overcome all the challenges that you will encounter in the future. Matt Morris, CPCC, Positive Thinking, Words of Encouragement
Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws. – Charles Simmons
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.– Robert Morley
Boredom motivates the pursuit of a new goal when the current goal ceases to be satisfactory, attractive, or meaningful [to you]. Andreas Elpidorou, Bored
Growth begins when we start to accept our weaknesses.– Jean Vanier
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.– Eckhart Tolle
Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.– Deborah Day
Motivational Quotes About Life Challenges
Your words control your life, your progress, your results, and even your mental and physical health. You cannot talk like a failure and expect to be successful. ―Germany Kent
Whatever your age, whatever your game, you can learn how to use your mind more constructively. You can learn how to stay focused. You can learn to deal with adversity. Stay motivated during difficult times. Gary Mack, Mind Gym, Adversity
Self-motivation quotes about believing in yourself
It’s surprising how many people go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.– Sidney J. Harris
When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.– Jean Shinoda Bolen
When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.– Gabrielle Bernstein
Self Motivation Quotes For Work
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -C.S.Lewis
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. – Arabian Proverb
Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.– Katrina Mayer
Whether your day was full of progress or crushing setbacks, optimism is the choice to value experiences and continue believing better will come. Zander Tsadwa, 13 Months of Sunshine, Optimistic
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. – Bo Jackson
Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.– Tina Fey
I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we choose to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time. —Brene Brown
Self Motivation Quotes For Instagram
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
The body loves routine. Try to eat, sleep, and so on at the same times every day for the body to function at its optimum efficiency. The body loves consistency. –Theresa Hearn Haynes
Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. – George Herbert
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.– Ralph Waldo Emerson
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions. – Benjamin Franklin