10 Uplifting Quotes to Say to Yourself Every Morning

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give yourself a pep talk
You probably already begin the day with a hot shower and an eye-opening cup of coffee, but here’s something else to add to your morning routine: Repeating an inspiring quote to yourself. A pep talk is an easy way to help you be all-around healthier and accomplish more in life. In fact, research shows that positive self-talk can help you push yourself harder during a workout. Don’t know what to say to yourself? Here are 10 motivating quotes to get you started:
  • “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill
  • “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” –Pablo Picasso
  • “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” –Jim Rohn
  • “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” –Zig Ziglar
  • “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.” –Bruce Lee
  • “The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goals. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” – Benjamin E. Mays
  • “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than the ones you did do.” –Mark Twain
  • “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Lao-tzu
  • “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot
  • “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” –Confucius
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And if all of these quotes make you eager to accomplish great things, visit www.ahealthiermichigan.org/healthyme to set your next life-changing goal.
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