Like pretty much everyone else on the planet, I’m feeling a bit of the 2020 blues. Which is why whenever I find myself stressed out, in a funk, or on the fritz, I pull out one of these motivational books, read through the passages I’ve underscored, and almost immediately feel recharged. What follows are my favorite passages from some of the best motivational books of all time! Buy them, borrow them, just read them—you will be so happy you did!
“It’s a very strange phenomenon, but when we reduce what we own and essentially ‘detox’ our house, it has a detox effect on our bodies as well.”
― Marie Kondo, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
“I have little use for the past and rarely think about it.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
“The choices we make during the first hour or so of our morning determines weather we have productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day, or whether it will clobber us over the head.”
― Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander, My Morning Routine
“The only reason why people do not have what they want is because they are thinking more about what they don’t want than what they do want.”
― Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
“The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life.”
― Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog
“If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you experience in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings–everything!”
― Jack Canfield, The Success Principles
“Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it. But why not begin on yourself?”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
“You can either bend with the inevitable sleet storms of life–or you can resist them and break! . . . bend like the willow; don’t resist like the oak.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“If you practice gratitude a little, your life will change a little. If you practice gratitude a lot every day, your life will change dramatically and in ways that you can hardly imagine.”
― Rhonda Byrne, The Magic
“Unleash your power right now by making some decisions you’ve been putting off. You won’t believe the energy and excitement it will create in your life.”
― Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
What’s your favorite motivational book? Let us know below!
