10 Quotes That Will Inspire You to Work on Your Career Goals This Week

If you’ve been feeling the effects of a long winter, it may feel difficult to prioritize your career or get started on the project you’ve been thinking about. Below we share 10 quotes that will inspire you to take the first step towards accomplishing your goals that way you can make the most of 2021.  

“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – George Herbert, Poet 

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb, Lecturer 

“A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” – Colin Powell, U.S. Defense Secretary 

“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.” – Elbert Hubbard, Writer 

“In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.” – Jane Smiley, Novelist 

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” - Ariana Huffington, Businesswoman 

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale, Author 

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi, Coach 

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” - Stephen King, Author 

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, Activist 

We hope that these quotes inspire and motivate you to take the first (and second and third) step to accomplishing whatever you have your sights on.  

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