To Be Or Not To Be Positive, 30 Positive Motivational Quotes!

• Written by Michael Bass

A few weeks back I wrote a post about how to be an inspiration to others because in order to be successful in life you must keep a positive outlook on things. I wanted to expand on this some more and bring you even more motivational quotes. So many people get to working on something with positive thoughts and then when things get tough they lose that positivity and just give up.

This is something that happens to us all but if you want to be successful you can’t give in to negativity but push threw it. You never know exactly how close you are to success. In order to keep moving forward you have to keep the end in mind no matter how hard things get or how impossible things seem to become. I have found that reading positive motivational quotes each day can really help to keep the mind from presenting those negative thoughts and emotions.

Think of history, from the time of the Roman Empire till now, before every great battle is fought the general or commanding officer will give his battalion a motivational speech to inspire them. No matter how tired or weary the army was, when their commanding officer spoke those words it would lift up their spirits and give them the strength they needed. You must do this everyday to keep yourself focused on the task at hand in order to be able to reach your end goal. When you feel negativity rearing it’s ugly head then look for something that will bring you inspiration, whether it be a quote, picture, or even a video. Find that one thing that will keep you inspired and use it to fight off negativity and you will be successful in what ever you do.

Here is a list of 30 quotes I have compiled for you to help keep you positive:

1. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life–think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” —Swami Vivekananda
2. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney
3. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” —Winston Churchill
4. “Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” —Vaibhav Shah
5. “Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” —Albert Einstein
6.  “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” —Thomas A. Edison
7.  “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” —David Brinkley
8. “What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” —Oscar Wilde
9.  “There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” —Ray Goforth
10. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” —Thomas Jefferson
11. “The starting point of all achievement is desire.” —Napoleon Hill
12. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” —Michael John Bobak
13. “You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.” —Philippos
14. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear–not absense of fear.” —Mark Twain
15. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing–that’s why we recommend it daily.” –Zig Ziglar
16. “The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.” —Guy Kawasaki
17. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” —Bill Gates
18. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” —Mark Caine
19. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” —Tony Robbins
20. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” —Bruce Lee
21. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie
22. “If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it–teach yourself to be impatient.” —Gurbaksh Chahal
23. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” —Robert Kiyosaki
24. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something–your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” —Steve Jobs
25. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” —Jim Rohn
26. “Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” —George Bernard Shaw
27. “You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” —Michael Jordan
28. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” —Jim Ryun
29. “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” —Ella Wheeler Wilcox
30. “Success is … knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.” —John C. Maxwell

I hope that I have brought some inspiration and motivation to you with this post. Always keep in mind that you are not alone in your journey because even the most successful people in the world have been where you are now. Has this article helped you to be more motivated? Leave me a comment below or if you just want to add something to this post please feel free to do so. Thank you and here is to your success.

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