Hellllo September. We still have a solid four more months until the start of a new year (a new decade even!!), but September always feels like the start of something new. With school back in session (I’m no longer in school nor do I have kids who go to school…nor do I have kids in general, but still), people coming back from their summer homes (I do not own a summer home, but still), and work picking back up…this one jives with me as my work is typically slower in the summer, and fall being upon us…it’s time for a reset. It’s a time to take inventory of all the things going on in your life and check in with yourself. Yes, of course, it’s good to check in with yourself often, but especially this time of year. It’s the final stretch of the year and you want to finish it out strong and in the best possible mindset. Who is with me? Can I get a HELL YEAHH!!? Haha kidding, but I sort of feel like a football coach right now with this “pep talk.”
So, with all that being said, one of the easiest ways to get motivated, inspired, and pumped up is to read through some good quotes…really good quotes. Really really good quotes. You can find tons of inspiring ones on Instagram and Pinterest, but I’ve decided to round up some of my all time favorites right here for you. Hopefully some of these resonate with you, and here’s to September and beyond!
Also, if I don’t know who originally said the quote, I am tagging the account where I found it, but let me know if you know of any of the missing ones, and I’ll update this post!
The minute she decided she was tired and done with hearing everyone else’s stories of her life, she was finally free to live out the story she wanted for herself. – Kendall Hanna
Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come. – Ellen DeGeneres
Sometimes our lives have to be completely shaken up, changed, and rearranged to relocate us to the place we’re meant to be. – Tamara Renaye
Take massive, imperfect action towards your goals. The time will never be just right. – Jacey Duprie
Your life isn’t about a big break. It’s about taking one significant life-transforming step at a time. – Oprah
Don’t compare your Chapter 1 to someone else’s Chapter 20. – Coach Keren
Your competition isn’t other people. Your competition is your procrastination. Your ego. The unhealthy food you’re consuming, the knowledge you neglect. The negative behavior you’re nurturing and your lack of creativity. Compete against that. – @bossbabe.inc
Looking backwards f*cks with your neck. – Gary Vaynerchuk
Be crazy, be weird, don’t be afraid of what anybody thinks. – unknown
Invest in people who invest in you. – unknown
If it’s both terrifying and amazing then you should definitely pursue it. – unknown
Trusting yourself means living out what you already know to be true. – Cheryl Strayed
If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door. – unknown
We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given life. And it’s up to us to make it good or bad. – unknown
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you say the words, “this makes me so happy”? Do that thing. – unknown
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler
Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to the things and people that stress you out. – Thema Davis
When you stand in your truth, you give others permission to do the same. – Gabby Bernstein
Don’t let disappointment defeat you; let it drive you. – Tony Robbins
You’ll never know when you’re ready. If there really is a moment when you think you’re ready, you’ve already waited too long. – Courtney Elmer
The story you tell yourself is everything. – Marie Forleo
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do. – Brené Brown
At some point, all of us will experience a resurrection in our lives. We’ll get knocked down, have to rewrite our narrative, and have to rise up and make that new story work for us. – Maria Shriver
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
Fake it until you make it. Act as if you had all the confidence you require until it becomes your reality. – Brian Tracy
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. – Michelle Obama