The Thankful List

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Mia Hamm

You are stronger than you think.

When things aren’t going your way and you feel like you aren’t equipped enough to get where you want to be, just remember how far you’ve come. Think about how daunting what you wanted to accomplish was when you were first starting out and then about how much progress you have made. You are strong and have it inside you to accomplish your goals and reach for more than you think you can.

Don’t let other people make you sell yourself short.

Other people will tell you that you can’t do things, you can’t reach your goals. Don’t listen to them. They don’t know what is in your heart, they don’t know how hard you are fighting to attain your goal. Know that you have it inside you to reach beyond what others think is possible. Know you can achieve your goal.

“Life is not tried, it is merely survived

if you’re standing outside the fire”

-Garth Brooks

Be Thankful For the Journey.

The best part of reaching our goal is getting there!

You know how you let yourself think that everything will be all right if you can only get to a certain place or do a certain thing. But when you get there you find it’s not that simple.

Richard Adams, Watership Down (via simply-quotes)

You can’t “find” motivation. You must create it.

(via fedemare)

Things may not be going according to your perfect plan, but take time to acknowledge what is going right.

Keeping track of everything that goes right keeps our focus on our ultimate goal. Chin up and keep on!

Set goals for yourself and not for others. Goals for others aren’t nearly as satisfying as achieving those you set for yourself.

Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don’t take too much advice — keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.

Noah Porter

Breathe. Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Life can jumble itself up in your lap all at once. It’s crazy how so many things can pile up. It’s hard not to get stressed and freak out. It’s hard not to feel overworked and like you haven’t had a break, no calm before the storm.

It’s important when these feelings come around that we have the time we don’t think we have: the time to relax. This is when you need to take a few minutes or even an hour to just relax, just be. Whether it is closing your eyes for a couple of minutes and just focusing on your breathing, watching your favorite show, or going for a run. These things are important, they give our brain a break and allow us to unwind.

This can help us to start fresh and feel at least somewhat revived. If you can’t take more than a minute then just steal away a few quiet seconds to take some deep breaths and regroup.

You can do it, relax, revive, and get to it! :)

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