At the start of the New Year, I’m guessing you made big plans and had high hopes that you were going to achieve the goals you set out for yourself. However, we are three weeks into the New Year, and although you had good intentions, you are probably running out of energy and have lost the motivation to pursue your goals.
Everyone feels this way, so you are not alone. At the beginning of the month, you made your New Year’s resolutions and were determined to take action. You may have planned to be more productive at work, decided to finally talk to the guy you had a crush on, or joined a gym to get fit and lose weight.
Unfortunately, there were obstacles that got in the way of you accomplishing what you really wanted. The numerous train strikes caused you to feel stressed out and exhausted worrying about how you were going to get to work.
The long and uncertain commute to work made you think less about being productive and more about finding transportation to take you to where you needed to go.
You tried to build up the confidence to talk to your crush, but one of your colleagues got ahead of you and asked him out on a date.
Although you joined a gym, you stopped going to fitness classes because you kept reaching home late and you were too tired to go back out again.
You may have experienced a few setbacks, but you should not lose hope. You can still achieve your goals this year, but you just need a little motivation. The following quotes offer encouragement and motivation to get you through the challenging times in your life and to help you to continue to pursue your goals.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have. – Norman Vincent Peale
Take control of your destiny. Believe in yourself. Ignore those who try to discourage you. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits. Don’t give up and don’t give in. – Wanda Hope Carter
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be. – Napoleon Hill
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. – Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
Don’t let people tell you your ideas are stupid. If you’re really passionate about something, find a way to build it. – Dennis Crowley
It doesn’t matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. – Confucius
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. – Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you, never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher
Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. – James R. Cook
Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. – Ralph Marston
With the new day comes new strengths and new thoughts. – Eleanor Roosevelt
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. – Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do and act on what you believe to be right, and you’ll wake up the next morning feeling good about yourself. – Janet Reno
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. – Psalm 143:8 (NIV)
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. – Robert Kiyosaki
Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it. – Mahatma Gandhi
Everything that happens in our life, there’s a purpose. What we need is to widen our understanding, be more patient and persevere because in the end there’s a reward. – Author Unknown
Believe you can and you are halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt
When you have accomplished a goal, don’t look at it as the finish line. Look at it as the starting point for your next achievement. Life is an endless marathon. So as long as you are breathing, don’t sit idle for too long, instead set your sights on that next marker point. – Michelle Russell
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
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