Sharing an article from one of my mentors Jack Canfield; Every thought you think and every word you say matters. Your thoughts and words are declarations of who you think you are and how you perceive the world to be. If you want to be successful and joyful, you must think inspiring, motivational thoughts. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite inspirational quotes to help you reframe the way you think for 2017 and beyond.
In the new year, resolve to think and speak to yourself with inspirational words. When you do this you are literally reprogramming your beliefs about yourself and the world you live in with each positive thought. The best part is — the universe will reward you when you change the way you speak to yourself.
50 Inspirational Quotes for 2017
Learn more about affirmations and how they can help inspire you from my free daily affirmations guide.
1. “Whatever goal you give to your subconscious mind, it will work night and day to achieve.” Jack Canfield
2. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton
3. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Dennis P. Kimbro
4. “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.” – Jim Rohn
5. “All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame them, it will not change you.” – Wayne Dyer
6. “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Charles Kettering
7. “Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” – Frederick Wilcox
8. “I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.” – Mark Twain
9. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
10. “First you jump off the cliff and you wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury
11. “Every single second is an opportunity to change your life, because in any moment you can change the way you feel.” – Rhonda Byrne
12. “You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts.” – Brian Tracy
13. “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love, and loyalty.” – Zig Ziglar
14. “Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.” – Kevin Kruse
15. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn
16. “If you want to lift somebody else up, lift up yourself.” – Booker T. Washington
17. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Hellen Keller
18. “Success consists of going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
19. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
20. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
21. “Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” – Frederick Wilcox
22. “We come this way but once. We can either tiptoe through life and hope that we get to death without being too badly bruised or we can live a full, complete life achieving our goals and realizing our wildest dreams.” – Bob Proctor
23. “The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever is your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work.” – Oprah Winfrey
24. “The more you focus on and talk about what you do want. The faster you will manifest your dreams and goals.” – Stephen Covey
25. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
26. “A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.” – Bruce Wilkinson
27. “It’s always too soon to quit!” – Norman Vincent Peale
28. “He who stops being better stops being good.” – Oliver Cromwell
29. “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” – John Maxwell
30. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
31. “You’ve got to ask. Asking is, in my opinion, the world’s most powerful and neglected secret to success and happiness.” – Percy Ross
32. “If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
33. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
34. “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – Buddha
35. “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams
36. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams
37. “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” – Jessie Potter
38. “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” – Arthur Rubinstein
39. “Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.” – W. Clement Stone
40. “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, so long as you don’t stop.” – Confucius
41. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
42. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey
43. “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” – Oscar Wilde
44. “Action is the foundational key to all successes.” – Pablo Picasso
45. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy. – Dalai Lama
46. “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your should, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” – Napoleon Hill
47. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
48. “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry James
49. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman
50. “People treat you the way you teach them to treat you.” – Jack Canfield
Did I miss any of your favorite inspirational quotes? Let me know your favorites in the comments section below. Remember, that success and progress begin with positive self-talk. Learn more about affirmations and how they can help you become successful from my free daily affirmations guide.
