Daily Quotes to Inspire and Motivate You!

When you need a quick pick-me-up in a day that feels too long and too difficult, you can always look into your favourite inspirational quotes to find a way to think about your situation that help to explain it to you, or at least to help you to rise above the difficulties and more hopeful about where your day or life is leading to.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune - Sallus

Do not blame God or anyone else for your misfortune. It is useless to do so.

You need to strive above all things because it is your life and everything that happens to you is within your power.

True enough, some things can't be achieved overnight but if you work hard enough and believe in yourself, you will get what you want no matter what obstacles you're facing.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. - Audre Lorde

Don't waste time dwelling on your fears and insecurities.

Rather, concentrate on discovering your strengths and finding out the best way to put them to use in order to achieve your goals. When you do that, you'll become too busy to ever remember to be afraid.

Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. - Norman Vincent Peale

Yes, hope is something everyone knows and understands but it's not something everyone can do and do repeatedly.

Hope takes practice. Moreover, it requires constant practice because it's the only path to happiness.

In that line, do remember another important motivational quote, from Horace this time: Never despair!

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? - Vincent Van Gogh

Explaining this quote would be made easier with the use of yet another quote: courage is not defined by the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

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If you were to climb to the top of the mountain and finally reach that all-knowing guru who holds the secret to life and are granted one question, what would it be? Some would ask the secret to great wealth.

Others would seek to learn how to live a long and healthy life without aging. A select few might want to know how to motivate themselves and others.

If we acquire the skills to motivate ourselves and others then we have the basic tools to acquire almost everything else that a good life requires. It might be disappointing when the old man at the top of the mountain answers simply, "To know thyself and be kind."

These are wise words and hold much truth, but it's a pretty broad answer. To motivate or be motivated requires learning and dedication. Motivation is a skill that can be easily learned if you possess dedication.

We use motivation daily at home and at work. Subconsciously we're striving to motivate ourselves and those we come in contact with.

We use our innate motivation skills to acquire the results we seek. We use these skills on our spouse, our co-workers and our friends everyday to get our way. It's a delicate balance between communication and persuasion.

Maybe the sage knew what he was talking about when he advised to know yourself and be kind to others. It's long been said that we attract more flies with honey than vinegar.

Offering rewards is an often used motivational tool. If you dangle a reward on a stick whether it's dangling in front of you or someone else it can be quite an incentive.

The greater the reward usually the more productive you get. Not many people toil for the sheer love of working anymore.

Set a deadline. Not only do people balk at working for nothing, they must have a deadline or it will never get done.

Would you pay taxes if you were allowed to pay them at your own discretion?

Many still won't begin a project until the deadline looms near. You're more likely to complete a project if you impose a deadline.

Set a Goal.

Setting a goal lets you know where you're going. It's hard to hit a moving target and a goal helps you focus on where you want to be and at a certain time. Use both short and long term goals.

The short-term goals can be steps to reach the long-term objective. Each time you satisfy a short-term goal, you'll feel your inner motivation swell.

Expect the best and settle for nothing less. If you're doing the task or someone else is doing the task for you, insist on the best results or at the very least demand improvement over the last task. Pride should motivate you to do your very best.

Enjoy your work by making it fun and stimulating. Work that's fun doesn't seem like work at all.

Stay stimulated by doing various projects that take you a step closer to the major goal. Stay happy and productive and you'll stay motivated.

Motivation is not something that is easy to come by, especially when you have grown up in a neighborhood or household that is generally laid back and easy to please.

But as you grow older, you may come to realize that motivation is key to many human activities. For one, you cannot simply sit back, relax, and watch your deadlines go by in school, or you may never get your ticket to go to college.

You cannot simply slack off in college and drink yourself to death (or a series of F's), or you may never get a job. And when you are finally sitting at your desk or driving your car or working or contributing to the economy, you cannot simply leave all your duties and lie down at home.

You will need to do as you did in school: meet deadlines, complete requirements, finish reports, and in general, live your life without losing your energy.

For a lot of people who have been burned out in school, college, or the workplace, this can be a difficult thing to achieve.

However, there are a few Daily Quotes and Motivation tips that you can consider when you feel that you cannot push yourself further or farther.

- Know what exactly it is you want.
What are you motivating yourself to do? Do you merely want to finish a job, or do you want to earn a lot of money? Set tangible, or at least manageable goals for yourself.

If you know exactly what you want, you can get it, and you can motivate yourself to get it.

- Give your work a purpose.
The problem with a lot of people is that they work hard but they don't know what their work is for. Do they want money? Are they simply working toward money?

Do you want money, or does your money have a purpose? Give yourself a tangible purpose so that you can know what you are working for.

Striving for money is an empty goal; striving for money so that you can get a good house and a nice car might be more tangible; striving for more money so that you can help your siblings go to college, your parents to enjoy their retirement, and your family to have a better house and car might be even better.

- Take a break.
Sometimes, being burned out means that you need to stay away from things for a moment, have some time alone to yourself, and get an outsider's view of your situation.

When you start getting fatigued more often, your body might be telling you to slow down; and slowing down can mean re-energizing yourself by taking a vacation, or even just taking a walk. You may want to set aside some alone time each day for you to recharge, so that you are not constantly being barraged with work.

- Don't be afraid to say no when you are offered yet another duty.
Sometimes, you can get so much work that you are saturated with stress, and you reach the point where you simply want to give up and not start working.

Keep your work to a manageable level. You need to stay sane to keep on working in the long run.

- Reward yourself for a job well done!
Plan out a trip for yourself, or promise to take yourself to the movies if you complete your work.

Little rewards, such as snacks and a cup of hot chocolate, can work too.