6 Motivational Quotes to Get You Through the Work-Day

Mondays. Summer holidays. Everyday life distractions. Overdue holiday. Bad day.

These are all challenges that we sometimes face when we’re trying to keep motivated at work.

It doesn’t matter how much we love our job, how busy we are or what we have on the horizon; sometimes we need a little extra boost to get us through a particularly challenging day.

So, with a little help from a few carefully selected authors, inventors and philanthropists, we thought we’d share a few of our favourite quotes to keep you going in the times when...

You feel like there aren't enough hours in the day...

Don't say that you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.

- H. Jackson Brown Jr, Author

You feel like you should be further along in your career than you are...

Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.

- Oprah Winfrey, American Media Proprietor

You haven't got the energy...

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we do it daily.

- Zig Ziglar, Author

You are fearful of risk...

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

- Amelia Earheart, Aviation Pioneer & Author

You struggle to find success amongst the failures...

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

- Thomas Edison, Inventor & Businessman

You're just having a bad day...

Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.

- Anne Frank, Diarist

So, if you're having a bad day, or just not "feeling it", don't feel bad. It happens to the best of us. Take a step back and remember why you're doing what you're doing, and the rest of it will fall into place.