Inspiration Thursdays: Ten Inspirational Quotes To Motivate You To Live Your Best Life

Today on Inspirational Thursdays we won’t be picking any individual but ten inspirational quotes from different individuals to inspire you. The first quarter of the year has come to an end and a lot of people may be discouraged, but we have chosen to remind you to look at what’s ahead and not what’s behind.

#1 Life & The Choices We Make

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. – Stephen Covey

In life, our background and certain circumstances around may try to limit us but we can decide that our background would not keep our backs to the ground. Hence, our life is a product of the decisions/choices we make. We can choose to live life with limitations or without limitations but remember limitations limit how far we can go.

 #2 Planning Ahead

It wasn’t raining when noah built the ark.

–  Howard Ruff

There will be rainy days no doubt but how we prepare for such days is what matters. If you check the weather forecast ahead of time and you decide to go out on a day in which it is predicted that there would be rain; even though it isn’t raining at the time you are stepping out, would you decide not to carry an umbrella? The answer is no. This quote is applicable to saving money for rainy days. Even the richest men have their seasons. Study your season.

#3 Success

You will succeed because most people are lazy.

–  Shahir Zag

This is quote may be very hilarious but it is simply the truth. A lot of people may not be lazy but limited by fear. It is only the bold that can pursue their dreams and achieve it in the face of challenges. We succeed not only because people can be lazy but because we have an Advantage – God.

 #4 Don’t Give Up

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

– Earl Nightingale

When a tree is planted, it is planted as a seed, watered and then it begins to grow. If it is a tree that bears fruit, you don’t see the fruits immediately but you keep watering it. Same as a dream, it requires time to grow. Keep at it and then the fruit will come.

 #5 School of Life

 Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

– John Maxwell

Know that you either win and learn as opposed to the belief that you either win or fail. You fail when you don’t learn lessons from the experience. When you miss the mark, try to learn from your mistakes and decide never to repeat them. Life is a learning curve.

 #6 Be Unique

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

– Judy Garland

I always use this example when talking about being someone else – you can never have the same fingerprint as any other person on earth, not even your identical twin. That is how different we are. No one can do you perfectly. So, embrace your uniqueness.

 #7 Saying No to Limitations

Never tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

– Unknown

As I said in #1 – limitations limit you, Period!

 #8 High Standards

Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.

– Ziad K. Abdelnour

I recently almost felt bad for having high standards, I thought to myself was I wrong to have high standards and this thought was triggered by someone close to me. Of course, the intention may not have been to make me feel sorry but the statement about my high standard almost made me feel that way. Well, this quote sums it up, you don’t owe anyone an apology for having high standards. I understand that people may fail to meet my standard sometimes and it is allowed, but I do not apologize for having those standards and neither should you. Don’t make anyone make you feel sorry for having high standards.

 #9 New Beginnings

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

– T.S Eliot

Irrespective of where you are at the moment, every moment is an opportunity for a new beginning.

 #10 Living Life on Purpose

Don’t count the days, make the days count.

– Mohammed Ali

This should be the slogan of every purposeful individual. Stop counting the days to being married, start making your days as a single lady/man matter. This applies to every other area of your life.

 Bonus: #11 Be Extraordinary

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary, is that little extra. 

– Jimmy Johnson

You are extraordinary! Stop limiting yourself. Stop being normal. Be abnormal above normal.

I am sure you were as inspired as I was going through this quote. It is not enough to be inspired, please inspire others.

Be Inspired ❤

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