Personal growth isn’t pretty. It’s like going to the gym for your soul: uncomfortable, sweaty, and you wonder if you’re really making progress half the time.
Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of “I’ll start tomorrow” moments, where “tomorrow” turns into weeks or months. But growth doesn’t wait for you to be ready. You’ve got to jump in, awkwardness and all, and keep pushing.
I’ve found that a little wisdom from those who’ve walked the hard road helps make the journey a bit smoother. These quotes aren’t just feel-good lines, they’re real talk from people who’ve been in the trenches and come out the other side.
Whether you need a push, a reminder, or just someone to say “get moving,” these 69 quotes will do the trick. Let’s get you into high gear, shall we?
Ready, Set, Action!
- “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
- “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
- “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
- “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky
- “Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Dream big. Start small. Act now.” – Robin Sharma
- “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving.” – Conrad Hilton
- “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford
- “The more things you do, the more you can do.” – Lucille Ball
- “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
- “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery
Escape Your Comfort Zone, Like It Was Yesterday
- “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
- “You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy
- “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
- “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou
- “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
- “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” – Seth Godin
- “The comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” – Unknown
- “Do the one thing you think you cannot do.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd
- “In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Lewis Carroll
- “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
- “Fear is temporary. Regret is forever.” – Unknown
- “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
- “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
Believe in Yourself, Even When It’s Hard
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
- “Don’t wait for permission to do something great.” – Kanye West
- “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
- “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
- “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
- “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey
- “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock
- “You are the only one who can limit your greatness.” – Anonymous
Stay Focused (No, Seriously)
- “It’s not about having time. It’s about making time.” – Unknown
- “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
- “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
- “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn
- “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” – Tony Robbins
- “If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
- “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo
- “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
Keep Going, Even When You’re Not Over It
- “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
- “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
- “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
- “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
- “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
- “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
- “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
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