Oh, how I love motivational quotes! I have been collecting them for 10 years now.
During the years when I was living in solitude, quotes have served as my mentor. And reading those combinations of words from the minds of great people stimulated my mind into meditating about my own life. In a way, it helped me in my own self-discovery.
Those thoughts became my powerful propellants in understanding who I am. As a bonus, they created a strong sense of self-confidence and self-esteem within me. We often think of our life in a negative way. Somehow, we get into this belief that life holds us back from experiencing our dreams.
In contemplating the motivational quotes that I read, it led me to look at things from a different perspective. It showed me things that I did not even know about myself before. So, as we focus on our thoughts as a means of self-discovery, we can create life goals and have allies to keep us focused when self-doubt inevitably creeps in.
In collecting beautiful quotes, they became my inspiration. It helped me build up a picture of myself with a vision that motivates me in seeing something good towards its conclusion.
From this collection, I put together 30 of the best quotes on character building. Read and reflect on it for the entire month. You may even start journaling your reflections as you meditate on the thoughts of great people I consider as my teachers.
Day 1 Quote
Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know.
Sarah Blakely
Day 2 Quote
A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Mahatma Gandhi
Day 3 Quote
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
Lao Tzu
Day 4 Quote
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
George Washington
Day 5 Quote
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Maya Angelou
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Day 6 Quote
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss
Day 7 Quote
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Henry A. Kissinger
Day 8 Quote
Management is nothing more than motivating other people.
Lee Iacocca
Day 9 Quote
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
Max Eastman
Day 10 Quote
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
Christian D. Larson
Day 11 Quote
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
Maya Angelou
Day 12 Quote
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Dalai Lama
Day 13 Quote
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
Neil Gaiman
Day 14 Quote
Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah?it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.
Rumi
Day 15 Quote
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway
Day 16 Quote
You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.
Zig Ziglar
Day 17 Quote
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Steve Jobs
Day 18 Quote
The only reason we don’t have what we want in life is the reasons we create why we can’t have them.
Tony Robbins
Day 19 Quote
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.
John F. Kennedy
Day 20 Quote
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
William Arthur Ward
Day 21 Quote
Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.
Eric Hoffer
Day 22 Quote
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Margaret Mead
Day 23 Quote
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
Abraham Lincoln
Day 24 Quote
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
Kurt Vonnegut
Day 25 Quote
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
Nathaniel Branden
Day 26 Quote
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness.
William E. Gladstone
Day 27 Quote
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
Bill Gates
Day 28 Quote
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleonor Roosevelt
Day 29 Quote
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
Homer
Day 30 Quote
Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
Frank Herbert
With these quotes, you have journaled your way to mindfulness and self-discovery. It’s now time to harness the power of your thoughts and do something with them.
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Loved reading some of your posts. This one in particular is amazing. I look forward to reading more.
Thank you, Miranda. I appreciate your thoughts and hope to deliver more motivation.