Welcome to this blog on inspiring quotes to be productive!
These past few days, I have been feeling a bit unmotivated to do work and finish up my tasks. I honestly don’t know what happened, but I’m glad that I am beginning to get back to my usual, productive self.
We all have those days where all we want to do is sit, relax, and literally do nothing. That kind of captures the essence of my days recently. not
I binge-watched a show for the first time in my life, and I felt so frustrated that I wasted the whole day with my eyes glued to the TV screen. I could have written a blog, worked out, or gone on a walk. While I am disappointed that I wasn’t productive that day, it was a huge wake-up call for me. That day made me realize that time is a limited resource, and I have to spend it wisely. Even though I may be feeling lazy, that’s not an excuse for me to ignore my daily habits and to-do list.
Personally, the biggest difference between a day of hard work and a day of sitting is the feeling afterward. After hustling all day, I feel amazing, like I just jumped from 0% to 99% closer towards being my best self. On the other hand, after not working on a single task for a whole day, I feel like I fell backward a bunch of steps that led me to success.
I’m not saying that a day of relaxation is bad – in fact, we need those types of days to help us achieve our highest potential. However, it becomes a problem if it lasts too long and a pile of tasks starts building up.
Because we all sometimes feel lazy and unmotivated to get up and work hard, I decided to write this blog on quotes that inspire me to be productive. Most of these quotes are from Instagram posts or reels, and as soon as I read them, my mind was in awe. I’ve saved these posts/reels on my account, and I thought it would be a good idea to share them with you all as well. Whenever I’m feeling unproductive, I remember these quotes. So hopefully, these quotes will also be able to impact you and help your productivity!
Without further ado, here they are:
1. Every day, we are presented with two choices: Evolve or Repeat.
2. Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.
3. Don’t let one year from now you wish you started a year ago. Start now.
4. Keep going. You did not come this far only to come this far.
5. You’re getting distracted again. You’ve got dreams to chase. Not people to impress. Wake up!
6. I don’t care who’s doing better than me. Because I’m doing better than I was last year. It’s ME against ME.
7. Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning. But winners work as hard as possible and still worry if they’re being lazy.
Credits: Lew Caralla
8. The reason most people fail is because they give up what they want most for what they want now.
9. When that alarm goes off at 4 or 5 in the morning, your mind says no, you say this is what we do. This is what we do now.
Credits: David Goggins
10. Those times when you get up early and you work hard, those times when you stay up late and you work hard, those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream.
Credits: Kobe Bryant
11. Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get from the work you didn’t do.
12. You’ll watch an entire Netflix series even when the first episodes are slow just because someone told you, “it gets better.” But what if you looked at your goals like that and watched your life get better instead?
13. In life, you have three choices: Give up, Give in, or Give it all you’ve got!
Credits: Charleston Parker
The Takeaway
The first time I read and heard these quotes, I immediately saved them because of how impactful it was. These quotes have definitely changed my mindset over the past few months, and I hope they’ll have the same impact on you as well.
As a reminder, it is totally okay to relax and not be as productive some days. So, when you are all relaxed and ready to get back to work, feel free to bookmark this page to come back to and read these quotes again!
For more inspiration, be sure to check out:
- Inspiring quotes about financial freedom
- I’M GOING TO WIN – Best Motivational Speech Video (Featuring Denzel Washington)
- Book: Rule Your Day: 6 Keys to Maximizing Your Success and Accelerating Your Dreams
I hope this blog gave you the inspiration to be productive and continue working hard towards becoming your best self. Comment down your favorite quote below!
