Feeling the Monday blues? Tired by 9 am? You're one scroll away from 103 quotes that'll flip your workday mindset. They'll open a path toward maximum productivity and encourage you to pursue a success mindset. So, if you need some morning fuel for your mind, get energized by top motivational messages from bestselling reads. Let's turn your coffee break into a power-up!
Morning motivation: Quotes to kick off a productive workday
Get expert advice from motivational and self-discovery gurus for your daily productivity boost. Save the most inspiring quotes from the following books, and don't forget to read their full summaries in the Headway app.
"Gratitude has the potential to amplify everything good in our lives." — Michael Hyatt, 'Your Best Year Ever'
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2 "It is the intention behind your giving and receiving that is the most important thing." — Deepak Chopra, 'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success'
"If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us." — Richard Carlson, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff'
"Discipline creates lifestyle." — Hal Elrod, 'The Miracle Morning'
"A creative life is an amplified life. It's a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life." — Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Big Magic'
"Upgrading your beliefs is the first step toward experiencing your best year ever." — Michael Hyatt, 'Your Best Year Ever'
"Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and infinite creativity." — Deepak Chopra, 'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success'
"When you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free." — Richard Carlson, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff'
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9 "The moment you accept total responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you claim the power to change anything in your life." — Hal Elrod, 'The Miracle Morning'
"Done is better than good." — Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Big Magic'
Good morning quotes that uplift your spirit
Your morning routine can be somewhat chaotic and frustrating. Don't let the stress get to you! Instead, set your mind on a great day with positive quotes that envelop you with warm, gentle, and encouraging vibes.
11 "When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…" — Marcus Aurelius
"Good morning! The best way to predict your future is to create it." — Abraham Lincoln
"Life is a process - just one thing after another. When you lose it, just start again." — Richard Carlson, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff'
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14 "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." — Walt Disney
"The early morning has gold in its mouth."— Benjamin Franklin
"Don't count the days, make the days count." — Muhammad Ali
"Do more than dream: work." — William Arthur Ward
"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." — Marcus Aurelius
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." — Paulo Coelho
"Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, embrace them, let life flow through you." — Rumi
"Turn your wounds into wisdom." — Oprah Winfrey
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." — Maya Angelou
"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." — Hal Elrod, 'The Miracle Morning'
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25 "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." — Henry David Thoreau
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston
"Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." — Buddha
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." — Mahatma Gandhi
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." — Mark Twain
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work." — Steve Jobs
"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great… unless you're really good at procrastinating!" — Zig Ziglar
"Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny." — Steve Maraboli
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." — Sam Levenson
"If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." ― Thich Nhat Hanh
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Positive quotes to set the tone for a great day at work
Get your daily dose of positivity with motivational quotes about optimism, gratitude, and energy. Highlight your favorites or print them for your desk to make hard work more enjoyable.
36 "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Cicero
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated." — Maya Angelou
"True happiness is not something you have to strive for; it is already within you." — Deepak Chopra, 'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success'
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39 "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." — George Bernard Shaw
"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." — George Addair
"If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down." — Toni Morrison
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." — Charles Darwin
"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." — Dalai Lama
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."
— Zig Ziglar"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." — Helen Keller
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." — Winston Churchill
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." — James Clear
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." — Marcel Proust
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." — Melody Beattie
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." — Henry David Thoreau
"Your life doesn't get better by chance, it gets better by change." — Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Big Magic'
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52 "Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." — Walt Whitman
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe
"It always seems impossible until it's done." — Nelson Mandela
"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." — George Lorimer
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." — Will Rogers
"One of the most difficult things in life is knowing when to start and when to stop." — Richard Whately
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." — Thomas Jefferson
"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." — Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational quotes from the world's most influential thinkers
Words of encouragement from well-known authors and thinkers like Nelson Mandela, Marcel Proust, James Clear, and Brené Brown help us build confidence and understand the role of positive thinking. Here are a few spot-on examples:
61 "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." — Mahatma Gandhi
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." — Mark Twain
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." — John Wooden
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." — Aristotle
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." — Carl Jung
"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse." — Florence Nightingale
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." — Victor Hugo
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." — Paulo Coelho
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." — Nelson Mandela
"The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it." — John Locke
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." — Confucius
"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves." — William Shakespeare
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ― Thomas A. Edison
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay." — Simone de Beauvoir
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." — Søren Kierkegaard
"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." — Jean-Paul Sartre
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust
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Funny good morning messages to share with your team
For the best good morning experience, send your workmates a couple of witty and motivational quotes. This new habit will keep the team spirit high throughout the day.
82 "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." — Will Rogers
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it—so let's at least make this project as fun as possible!"— Lou Holtz
"Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts." — John Wooden
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." — Douglas Adams
"The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket… especially after that lunch meeting." — Elbert Hubbard
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." — Thomas Jefferson
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." — Harry S. Truman
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." — Charles Dickens
"I hate writing, I love having written." — Dorothy Parker
"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." ― Woody Allen
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." — Michael Jordan
"Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen." — Conan O'Brien
"A goal without a plan is just a wish." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." — Henry Ford
"Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?"— Charlie McCarthy
"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." — John Cage
"The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one." — Oscar Wilde
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." ― George Eliot
"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day." — Robert Frost
"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt." — Henry J. Kaiser
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." — Babe Ruth
"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." — Don Marquis
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Stay productive and motivated with Headway book summaries
Everyone needs a dose of encouragement to start a new day. Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Muhammad Ali, and Oprah Winfrey wouldn't have reached their heights without a goal-oriented mindset.
So, if you're running low on motivation, start your week with essential good morning quotes for great work. Headway's library offers a rich collection of bite-sized reads on self-growth, positive mindset, communication skills, and leadership you can scroll through or listen to while commuting or hitting your daily step goal. They contain essential tips and lifehacks from successful people on maintaining a positive attitude and keeping your own light shining bright.
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