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Commonplace

This is a space where I will add quotes and thoughts that are and have been particularly inspiring to me along my journey. I will add them as I go. I will also add in affirmations and anything else I find relevant and related to this.

Quotes that inspire me:

  • “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart
  • “Love eradicates fear like light dispels darkness, so shine your love into the world.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “The best motivation always comes from within.” – Micheal Johnson
  • “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne
  • “Pain is temporary. If I Quit, however, it lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
  • “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” – Mulan
  • “To live a creative life, we must lose the fear of being wrong.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce
  • “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” – Voltaire
  • “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” – James Joyce
  • “Be you. Do you. For you.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Wolf of the Wall Street
  • “Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those who are patient and the best things come to those who don’t give up.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “Don’t let your fear of the hazards keep your ship in the harbor. Cast off your lines and sail away.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. – Chris Grosser
  • “All people have adversity. What separates the good from the great is how we choose to react to it.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” – Steve Maraboli
  • “Limitations seem real when we lack faith and belief. With faith and believe anything is possible.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • D”on’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.” – LeBron James
  • “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
  • “If you hear a voice from within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
  • “Sometimes you have to be your own hero.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “Worry is the one thief of our time and has the power to rob you of beauty today.” – Unknown (Found on “Motivation” App)
  • “Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivananda
  • “My goal is to build a life I don’t need a vacation from.” – Rob Hill Sr.
  • “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” – Rita Mae Brown
  • “There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth
  • “Change your attitude to I’ll see it when I believe it – not the other way around.” – Unknown (found on “Motivation” App)
  • “You did not come this far to only come this far.” – Rachel Hollis
  • “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandi