Following on from my recent post on If you are searching for some Motivational and Inspirational Quotes that will inspire and motivate you to get started. Look no further.
The reality is that you will never accomplish anything if you don’t make a start. Getting started (and staying started) is the not-so-secret secret to making dreams happen.
As a result, for the past month on my Instagram @365daysandopportunities, I have focused on Motivational and Inspirational Quotes on getting started and just taking the first step! This post is a collection of my favourites.
My Personal Motivation for Getting Started
If I’m honest, this is partially self-serving as motivation for myself. If I am ever in need of motivation, I’m often drawn to the following three quotes;
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” ― Sheryl Sandberg
“Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.” — Anonymous
All of which are at the heart of my starting this blog. I have had a passion for fashion and gorgeous things for my entire life, and I have finally found an avenue for that passion and started this blog. I have learnt so so much and have absolutely loved creating it.
This brings me to feeling afraid because I have a lot of fear; Fear of putting myself out there, Fear about trying to do something about my passion and failing, Fear about sharing it and no one caring, Or just the simple fear that it’s not good enough.
But the reality is that I finally started! I am facing my fears day by day. And most importantly, I’m loving it.
The Simple Plan to Get Started
In my humble opinion, it’s so important to remember that nothing happens by accident…in the simplest of terms, you need to ;
1) Dream Big!
2) Decide what it is you want.
3) Write that s#*t down.
4) Set some goals.
5) Make a plan to achieve those goals.
6) Make a START!
7) Work on that plan every single day!
I hope these 34 amazing Inspirational and Motivational Quotes will help and inspire you to finally get started on your ideas, goals, and dreams.
Paula x
p.s. If you enjoyed these quotes, I would love you to follow@365daysandopportunitiesfor daily inspirational quotes. “365 Days 365 Opportunities – every day, do something that will inch you closer towards a better tomorrow.”!
“Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.” — Anonymous
My Favourite Inspirational and Motivational Quotes on Getting Started
1. “The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.” — Walt Disney
2. “Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin.” — Victor Kiam
3. “The journey of a thousand milesbegins with a single step.” —Lao Tzu
4. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” — Bruce Lee
5. “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now.” — Nolan Bushnell
6. “Maybe the hardest part of my life is just having the courage to try.” — Rachel Hollis
7. “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” — Tina Fey
8. “All your ideas may be solid or even good…But you have to actually execute on them for them to matter.” ―Gary Vaynerchuk
9. “You don’t have to be good to start … you just have to start to be good!”―Joe Sabah
10. “The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.” ― Oprah Winfrey
11. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” — Earl Nightingale
12. “The secret of getting things done is to act!” — Dante Alighieri
13. “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” — Pablo Picasso
14. “Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.” — Jim Rohn
15. “If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the ‘right’ thing to happen,you might wait for a long time. It’s like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip.” — Robert Kiyosaki
16. “While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.” — Henry Link
17. “You may delay, but time will not.” — Benjamin Franklin
18. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.The secret of getting startedis breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and thenstartingon the first one.” — Mark Twain
19. “The vision must be followed by the venture.It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” —Vance Havner
20. “The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started.” —Dawson Trotman
21. “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” — Lucille Ball
22. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
23. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” — Stephen King
24. “Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage.” — Unknown
25. “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” — Thomas Edison
26. “You can’t build a reputationon what you are going to do.” — Henry Ford
27. “You Don’t Have To Be Great To Start, But You Have To Start To Be Great.” – Zig Ziglar
28. “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” — Unknown
29. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou
30. “You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough!You must take action.” — Tony Robbins
31. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Henry Link
32. “Do not wait: the time will never be ‘just right’.Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” — Napoleon Hill
33. “All glory comes from daring to begin.” —Eugene F. Ware
34. “There are onlytwo mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way,and not starting.” — Buddha
I hope you were inspired by these inspirational and motivational quotes to finally get started on your ideas, goals, and dreams.
