BUSINESS COLUMN:27 MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES TO HELP JUMPSTART YOUR DAY

The way you start the morning can affect your whole day. However, if you learn how to start your morning right, you can reduce your stress and anxiety – and significantly increase your chances of having a satisfying, productive day.

Here are 27 motivational quotes to help you jumpstart your day with a positive, motivated, and inspired attitude.

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1. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
2. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, nor a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
   • Vince Lombardi
3. “Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.” – Pablo Picasso
4. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
5. “Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg
6. “Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had.” – Angela Bassett
7. “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined” – Henry James
8. “Don’t ask if your dream is crazy, ask if it’s crazy enough.” – Lena Waithe

PERSERVERANCE

1. “I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes.” – Barbara Elaine Smith
2. “Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry
3. “I didn’t get there by wishing or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estee Lauder
4. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
5. “The best way out is always through.”- Robert Frost
6. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
   • Confucius

OVERCOMING FEAR

1. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” – Robert Kiyosaki
2. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown
3. “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
4. Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie
5. “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
6. “Don’t worry about failures; worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
7. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills

FACING CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES

1. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is
   what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
2. “Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”
   • Brian Tracy
3. “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti
4. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes
5. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
6. “Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.” – Edith
   Wharton

Compiled by Sherise Brooks