Happy Motivation Monday! 10 Quotes to Start Your Week

It's Monday... Time to MOTIVATE and make DREAMS and GOALS happen! Let's GO!

 

When you can't control what's happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what's happening. That's where your power is.

You can never cross the ocean unless you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

You're not meant to do what is easy. You're meant to challenge yourself. ~ Justin Timberlake

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes them meaningful.

If you can dream it, you can do it. ~ Walt Disney

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions. ~ Will Smith

It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart. ~ Mockingjay

Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on. ~ Jimmy Buffett

If you want to feel rich, just count all the gifts you have that money can't buy.

Stay Motivated! It's a New Month, New Week, New Day

Happy June! As we stride into a new month, one thing that probably rings true for all of us is that 2020 has not been an easy year. The last couple months have been bumpy to say the least. There have been a lot of ups and downs, laughter and tears, persevering and thoughts of quitting. Each and every day whether I hit a breaking point or not, I strive to be grateful again and again for the big and the small. 

As I have said before, when I am feeling down and hopeless, I reach for one of my many books of quotes. Within a few simple sentences, I know I will find the motivation to pick myself back up and keep going. Things are tough right now, but don't stop being grateful, holding onto the things that motivate you to put one foot in front of the other, and never forget no matter how bad it seems there is always some good in the world worth fighting for. 

All you have to do is be yourself and live the story that no one else can live -- the story of your own unique life. Be proud. Be confident. And, most of all, be happy.

To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try. - Thomas Jefferson

Don't think too much. You'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. - Disney's Mulan

Here's the secret, kids. None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end, all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we got. - How I Met Your Mother

A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.

Take a chance. You never know what might happen.

Living with a broken heart is hard, but it can never doom you to be a broken person.

We must all make the choice between what is right and what is easy. - Albus Dumbledore

You haven't lost your ability to do good things with life, even if it never loses its ability to do bad things to you.

It's Monday - Stay Motivated

We are weeks into quarantines and stay at home orders. The economy in several areas are starting to slowly reopen, and many of us are starting to safely venture out more returning to a new normal. Even as each day seems a bit better, the sun shines a little brighter, some of you may be feeling the same as me - struggling without your usual structure and adapting to changes. In that regards, as I have said before, sometimes a few motivational quotes will help change my mindset and keep me going. Start your Monday off on the right foot, with a few more of my favorite quotes.

Be in the business of being awesome.

Be the Leslie Knope of whatever you do.

Do what is right, not what is easy.

Expectation is the root of all heartache. - William Shakespeare

If someone doesn't want to play with you, it's okay. Go find someone who does and who appreciates what you offer. - Sandra Bullock

If you're not helping to make it right, stop complaining about it being wrong.

Life has a funny way of working out just when you start to believe it never will.

I believe that when you find love, you hold on to it and cherish it because there is nothing finer, and it may never come again. - Mr. Feeny, Boy Meets World

Take it all one day at a time and enjoy the journey. - Kristi Bartlett

You cannot life your life to please others. The choice must be yours. - Alice in Wonderland

Wednesday Wisdom - 10 Quotes to Start Your Day

In continuation of last week's Monday Motivation post, I am sharing with you ten more of my favorite quotes. Feel free to share with your friends! As always, have a magical day!

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.

Ignore what other people think. Most people aren't even paying attention to you. - Amy Poehler

It's a slow process, but quitting won't speed it up.

Remember that there is only one time that is important - Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. - Leo Tolstoy

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton

Take chances. Take a lot of them. Because honestly, no matter where you end up and with whom, it always ends up just the way it should be. Your mistakes make you who you are. You learn and grow with each choice you make. Everything is worth it. Say how you feel, always be you, and be okay with it.

That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most. - Russell, Disney Pixar's Up

The very things that held you down are going to carry you up, up, up. - Timothy, Walt Disney's Dumbo

You did not wake up today to be mediocre.

Monday Motivation - 10 Quotes of the Day

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed I love quotes. If you follow me on Pinterest, I have a whole board dedicated to quotes. At home, I have journals that are filled with quotes that I love. Great quotes keep me motivated, give me confidence, bring me joy, and so much. With the current times, reading through some quotes each day helps me keep a positive mindset. For today's post and Motivation Monday, I just wanted to share 10 of my favorite quotes I have shared on social media over the last couple years. Feel free to save your favorites and share with your friends! Stay safe, all! Remember, we are all in this together.

"Today is going to be a great day. I can, and I will." - Gina Rodriguez

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Abraham Lincoln

"Act as if ye have faith, and faith shall be given to you. Put it another way: fake it 'til you make it." - Leo McGarry, The West Wing

"Being challenged in life is inevitable. Being defeated is optional." - Unknown

"It's not the worry. It's not the what-ifs. It's the joy that stays with you." - Sandra Bullock

"Today or never. That's my motto." - Mary Poppins

"When other people treat you poorly, keep being you. Don't ever let someone else's bitterness change the person you are." - Unknown

"You got to stand for something even if you stand alone." - Song Lyric, Show 'Em What You're Made Of, The Backstreet Boys

"You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved." - Unknown

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King, Jr.