Do you ever have that moment where you walk into your office and don’t know where to start? It’s the most uncomfortable feeling, isn’t it? There are times when this happens to me that I feel completely paralyzed with what to do or how to get started.
I cannot stand this feeling. It makes me feel completely useless especially as someone who is from a long line of doers and shakers (our minds and bodies rarely sit still).
I’ll do anything from organizing and cleaning my office to writing in my bullet journal to bust through my paralysis. Other times I’ll go for a walk, listen to a podcast, or read a few passages in a book I’m currently reading.
But my favorite thing to do is read quotes from amazing humans… especially incredible women.
Not only can a good quote hold meaning and power, it’s also a bit like receiving advice from a friend. And us work from home types know how valuable advice from a friend can be. ♥
Below are twenty-five of my most treasured quotes that I hope inspire you to get to work and make magic happen!
Quotes to live by.
“Well behaved women rarely make history.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
“I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.”
~ Princess Diana
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.”
~ Helen Keller
“Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
~ Shonda Rhimes
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
~ Amelia Earhart
“I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story. I will.”
~ Amy Schumer
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.”
~ Malala Yousafzai
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.”
~ Judy Garland
“Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t.”
~ Michelle Obama
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
~ Mother Teresa
“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.”
~ Maya Angelou
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
~ Brené Brown
“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.”
~ Diane von Furstenberg
“Don’t wait for a time when you’re free of fear. Feel the fear and do it anyway.”
~ Gabby Bernstein
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.”
~ Tina Fey
“Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.”
~ Marie Curie
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
~ Dolly Parton
“Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”
~ Golda Meir
“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important.”
~ Junko Tabei
“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.”
~ Estée Lauder
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
~ Gloria Sti
“I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.”
~ Louise Hay
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
~ Jane Goodall
