Self Motivation Quotes: The most inspirational sayings I’ve come across in the last ten years about self-love and self-esteem. Because while some things may be just as important as others, nothing is more crucial than loving and having a positive self-image. The most basic life lesson is to never give up. Make sure you are motivated every day before you leave for work and return home to lead a life that is harmonious with who you are. Here are some self-motivation quotes to help you start or end your day with a little more positivity.
Self Motivation Quotes
Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.– Katrina Mayer
You must have a level of discontent to feel the urge to want to grow.― Idowu Koyenikan
Inaction may be safe, but it builds nothing. – Dave Freudenthal
True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents. – John W. Gardner
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. – M. Scott Peck
We are each gifted uniquely and importantly. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our special light.– Mary Dunbar
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
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson
You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.– Louise L. Hay
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. -Irish proverb
Work like someone is working twenty-four hours a day to take it away from you. –Mark Cuban
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
Short Self Motivation Quotes
A further sign of health is that we don’t become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it’s time to stop struggling and look directly at what’s threatening us. –Pema Chödrön
Begin anywhere. –John Cage
Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it. –Naval Ravikant
You can’t improve anything if you don’t first know what needs to be improved. – Bohdi Sanders
Be selective in your battles for sometimes peace is better than being right. -Anonymous
Nothing or nobody can make you feel something you don’t think. Your thinking, and only your thinking, creates your feelings. Garret Kramer, The Path of No Resistance, Feeling
Once you embrace your values, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.– Rob Liano
Short Inspirational Quotes
Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go. —Nicole Kidman
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.– T. Harv Eker
“The embarrassment of admitting you haven’t been sticking to your goals is often enough to motivate you to continue.” Richard D. Rawlings, End Bad Habits, Quote of The Day
If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something massive. –Kenneth Goldsmith
Self-motivation quotes about believing in yourself
Whatever you want in life, other people will want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it. – Diane Sawyer’
Powerful Motivational Quotes
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. – Bo Jackson
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. – Hasidic Proverb
Imagine this: What would happen if we were all brave enough to believe in our ability, to be a little more ambitious? I think the world would change. –Reese Witherspoon
The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life begins.– Bob Moawad
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
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!
The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.– Maya Angelou
When you look in the mirror, you have to see yourself as you are and as you want to be as well. Arnold Schwarzenegger, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Self Motivation Quotes For Students
Early to bed and early to rise to make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.— Benjamin Franklin
People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.– Wayne Dyer
It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.– Eartha Kitt
True understanding of what the ego is will immediately begin to dissolve it, and then we can see it is no longer an enemy to be defeated, but simply the animalistic part of ourselves that allowed us to survive until this point. Helen Hamilton, Dissolving The Ego
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. –Dalai Lama
Self Motivation Quotes About Self
In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarise or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public. – Shah Rukh Khan
You’ve gotta believe in yourself, and you just have to work harder at it than you’ve ever worked at anything before in your life. And if you keep doing that and keep believing in yourself, great things do happen. – Kate McKinnon
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle
The groundwork of all happiness is health. –Leigh Hunt
We are what we are. If you are different, it’s because you are special. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. – John Inman
If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it. –Elon Musk
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. –Carl Jung
What you believe, remember, you can achieve. – Mary Kay Ash
Self Motivation Quotes About Life
… 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
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
It’s no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then.― Lewis Carroll
People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present in other people’s minds as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their charms and virtues.– Elizabeth Gaskell
We are continually faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. – Lee Iacocca
Did your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything’? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head.– Victoria Moran
Self Motivation Quotes And Sayings
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
If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. – Bear Bryant
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.– Malcolm S. Forbes
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.– Brené Brown
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. –Confucius
Be a magnet that draws opportunity. Paint brilliant thoughts and actions. Mirror success. – Shawn L. Anderson
For a person to turn something from inaction into real action, self-motivation requires realism. Leon Kabasele, Philosophy of Motivation, Philosophy
Short Quotes For Self-Love And Motivation
I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.– Johnny Depp
Don’t forget to also check out these hustle quotes to help you get things done.
You’ll achieve far more personal satisfaction trying to impress yourself than you will trying to impress someone else. Kory Livingstone, Quiet Determination Motivational Quotes
Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. – Alfred A. Montapert
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.– William James
I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.– Henry James
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.– Benjamin Spock
Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.– Ram Dass
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
Life Self Motivation
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. – Napoleon Hill
Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit – the realization that everything we do, think, feel, and believe affects our state of well-being. –Greg Anderson
I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘How far can I push this company in the next hours.’ – Leah Busque
Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them. –Mia Hamm
Whatever you are, be a good one. ―Abraham Lincoln
If you want to be the best you will be the number one but if you want to be unique you will be the only one remember that. -the dark secrets
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
Positive Attitude Quotes
You might also like these inspirational know-your-worth quotes to help you appreciate your true value.
Hustle in silence and let your success make the noise. -Unknown
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.– Ralph Waldo Emerson
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.– Henry Ford
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie
There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move! – Edgar Cayce
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.– Lucille Ball
Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, and dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You have to keep going. – Chantal Sutherland
Powerful Self Motivation Quotes
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
Don’t be afraid of struggles, because as you go on, it enhances your confidence. – Anath Lee Wales
If you ever need to find motivation to accomplish something, try telling a few people what you are planning to do. Aaron P. Taylor, Be Thankful, Accomplishment
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you. – George Whitefield
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.– Sir Edmund Hillary
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. –Winston Churchill
Motivational Quotes About Life Challenges
The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. –Oprah Winfrey
For self is a sea boundless and measureless. -Kahlil Gibran
If you can love, love yourself first.– Charles Bukowski
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.– Robert Morley
There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.– Brian Andreas
She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.– Anais Nin
The worst loneliness is not being comfortable with yourself.– Mark Twain
Never try to prove yourself to others. In the process, you may lose yourself…Try to be you always. – Madhuri
Self Love Quotes for Life
Physical well-being necessitates listening to what you already know and then taking it seriously enough to act accordingly. When you wake up and feel the impulse to arch your back, stretch, and exhale with a loud sigh, for God’s sake, do it. ―Darrell Calkins
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi
Health is a state of complete mental, social, and physical well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. –World Health Organization,
Together, self-awareness and positive relation to yourself create a powerful force, a combination I call compassionate self-awareness. Blended properly, they are like Miracle-Gro for the soul. Leslie Becker-Phelps, Insecure in Love, Positive
If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.– Barbara De Angelis
Falling is an accident, staying down is a choice. -Unknown
