We all hit those days when the to-do list is a mile long, your inbox is a mess, and you’re seriously considering running away to live in a cabin off-grid (just me?). Whether you’re dreaming up your first big business idea or juggling clients like a pro, life can feel a lot.

In those moments, sometimes you don’t need a whole pep talk—you just need the right words to snap you out of the spiral and remind you who the heck you are.

That’s why I’m sharing some of my favorite motivational quotes and mindset-boosting affirmations—these are the gems I come back to when I need to stop spiraling and start snapping back into action. They’ve helped me navigate the chaos of business, personal curveballs, and everything in between.

What I love most?

Quotes have a way of saying exactly what you need to hear in ten words or less. No fluff. Just truth that lands and sticks.

So don’t just scroll past. Pick one (or five) and actually use them.

✅ Jot it down on a sticky note and slap it on your desk.
✅ Grab a dry erase marker and write it on your mirror so you see it every morning (bonus points for adding some sass).
✅ Or make a quote board in Canva, save it as your phone background, and boom—instant mood lift every time you check your notifications.

✨Remember: You’re the boss of your mindset. These words? They’re just here to remind you of the badass you already are.

And if you need something a little spicier (because “You’ve got this!” just isn’t cutting it today), scroll ALL the way to the bottom 👇 for a little tough love, a lot of laughs, and all the motivation you didn’t know you needed.

Here are 5 affirmations to start:

1. “I am creating the life of my dreams.”
2. “Your potential to succeed is infinite.”
3. “Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.”
4. “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal.”
5. “Just say Yikes and move on.”

Here are 66 of my favorite quotes:

• “Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down.” — Kobi Yamada
• “Success is 1% plan and 99% action.” — Thomas Edison
• “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal.” — Daniel Hurst
• “You do not find a happy life. You make it.” — Camilla Eyring Kimball
• “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” — Anais Nin
• “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou
• “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” — Audrey Hepburn
• “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler
• “The biggest barrier for women is the thought that they can’t have it all.” — Cathy Engelbert
• “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville
• “Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.” — Tony Robbins
• “I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” — Edna Mode
• “Sometimes just being yourself is the radical act. When you occupy space in systems that weren’t built for you, your authenticity is activism.” — Elaine Welteroth
• “Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” — Mahatma Gandhi
• “Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” — Mark Twain
• “A woman is like a tea bag — you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
• “I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson
• “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” — W. Clement Stone
• “Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.” — Albert Schweitzer
• “You don’t know the background story of resilience, struggles, and strength of beautiful and outgoing women. All you see is what is showcased.” — Germany Kent
• “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” — Edmund Hillary
• “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
• “There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” — Rihanna
• “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” — Rumi
• “Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” — Orison Swett Marden
• “The degree of responsibility you take for your life determines how much change you can create in it.” — Celestine Chua
• “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron
• “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” — Ayn Rand
• “No one ever became a success without taking chances… One must be able to recognize the moment and seize it without delay.” — Estée Lauder
• “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
• “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” — Unknown
• “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” — Melinda Gates
• “Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” — Anne Lamott
• “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” — Octavia Butler
• “You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” — Leymah Gbowee
• “If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” — Maria Edgeworth
• “Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” — Lady Gaga
• “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” — Steve Furtick
• “If it makes you nervous, you’re doing it right.” — Childish Gambino
• “Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.” — George Addair
• “Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.” — Pablo Picasso
• “The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain
• “If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.” — Bell Hooks
• “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” — Arianna Huffington
• “They’ll tell you you’re too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway.” — Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
• “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” — Buddha
• “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
• “Work until your bank account looks like a phone number.” — Joanna Rahier
• “Just say yes and you’ll figure it out.” — Tina Fey

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