Self Improvement – 25 Self Motivation Quotes
April 29, 2010 by Renee
Self motivation is one of the key factors to master on your self improvement journey. I sometimes struggle with it. But why?
I talked about the definition of motivation before and that it is the “why” in the equation. Why are you doing something? Why did you set this specific goal? Why do you want to reach your target? Sometimes we are so busy that we forget to concentrate on the “why” and this is when our motivation suffers and we get distracted from our self improvement path.
So today I decided to give you a list of Self Motivation Quotes that I find inspiring. Just in case you lost track of your motivation and need to get a boost and a little push for your self motivation.
What Is Your Most Favorite Self Motivation Quote?
Her are some of my most favourite, I hope you like them:
Unknown Author
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
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Abraham Lincoln
I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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Aldous Huxley
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
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Anthony J. D’Angelo
Become addicted to constant and never ending self improvement. ________________________________________
Benjamin Disraeli
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
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Brian Tracy
If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development. ________________________________________
C.R. Lawton
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have mastered, you will never grow.
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Epictetus
God has entrusted me with myself.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
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Henry Ford
Before everything else; getting ready is the secret of success.
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James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. ________________________________________
Jimmy Carter
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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John Ruskin
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.
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Mark Victor Hansen
Improve your business, your life, your relationships, your finances and your health. When you do the whole world improves.
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Lee Iacocca
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
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Les Brown
Perfection does not exist – you can always do better and you can always grow.
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Les Brown
If you don’t program yourself, life will program you.
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Oliver Cromwell
He who stops being better stops being good.
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Robert Schuller
You are what you think about all day long.
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Sean Gregory Derrick
No one knows everything, but everyone can learn something.
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Tryon Edwards
People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
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Will Schultz
Joy comes from using your potential.
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William Butler Yeats
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure not this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.
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William Faulkner
Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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Zig Ziglar
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
What to do with Self Motivation Quotes?
The best way to stay motivated by the quote you like is to have it somewhere where you can see it, maybe above your desk or on the bathroom mirror. Read it out at least twice a day and enjoy the good vibrations you feel.
Check back here regularly to see new quotes in the comments or to update your motivational quote that matches your changed situation.
So how do you like my list of 25 Self Motivation Quotes? What is your favorite quote? Share it in the comments below.
Renee
Self Improvement Explorer
© 2010
Hi Renee,
Nice list of quotes from a diverse range of people who just got on and persevered until they were rewarded with success.
My two favourite quotes are:
1. It’s not your aptitude but your attitude that determines your altitude – zig zigular
2. Next year you’ll be the same person but for the people you meet and the books you read – unknown
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Hi David,
Thanks for adding your favourite quotes, I like them.
Hello Renee,
Quotes are inspirational. Have chosen a couple to take more notice of;
– Lee Iacocca
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
– Les Brown
If you don’t program yourself, life will program you.
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Hi Renee,
Thanks for a fun read.
Les Brown’s quote is my favourite “If you don’t program yourself, life will program you”
So many people are happy to have their whole lives programmed for them – what time they get up, what time they are allowed to eat their lunch, what time they come home to their children, how many holidays they can take a year, how many days they are allowed to be sick a year and still get paid. I’m afraid I couldn’t live like that! I decided to program myself into a different channel a long time ago – and there’s no going back!
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Your choice on the quotes matches perfectly with the natural laws in I Ching. I am surprised at your natural wisdom. You would find so many more quotes in I Ching matching your line of thought.
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The one that stuck out for me is by Sean Gregory Derrick “No one knows everything, but everyone can learn something”.
This does hold true, as while we as people may not know every detail about everything, the people who are open minded enough to take the right steps to learn something extra and new are richer for it.
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Hi Renee,
Love your list of self motivation quotes, i have one to add,
Unknown Author:
“In order to fly, you have to let go of the world that you’re hanging on to”.
Regards
Belinda
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Hi Belinda,
that is definitely a good one, thanks for sharing!
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Great quotes Renee.
I like these quotes from Tony Robbins:
“It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives.”
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
Hi Colin,
these are great self improvement quotes indeed.
Thanks for sharing them with us
Renee
Hi Renee,
I really like the Lawton quote. But they are all really good.
Thanks for sharing!
Eileen.
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Hi Renee,
Great quotes! My favourite quote is by Aristotle:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
Caroline
Great list! Most of them I don’t remember hearing before, and I’ve been reading self help books for 30 years.
Here’s a couple of quotes I’ve come across recently.
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
-Will Rogers
Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
-John Updike
Natalie
Hi Natalie,
thanks for your comment – and the quotes you have added are absolutely great, thanks for that.
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