17 Motivational Quotes for a Fruitful Career

17 Motivational Quotes for a Fruitful Career

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No matter what stage you’re at in your career, whether you’re a young professional just starting out or a successful CEO of a company, we all need an extra push sometimes to make it through our day. That is why I’ve complied some of my favourite entrepreneurial spirit quotes and  productivity and motivation quotes that will encourage you to keep going and have a fruitful career.
So if you’re a student struggling to get an internship, a young professional trying to decode your career or someone who just started their business and just hit a rough patch, keep reading to find some motivation. The following positive quotes will help you clear your mind and look on the bright side of things!

Monday motivation quotes for professionals

For most of us, Monday is no doubt the worst day of the week because it means we’re back to waking up early and dealing with unfriendly co-workers. However, Mondays should be seen as a fresh start, another opportunity to achieve our goals and a great day to start a new habit. So if you want to beat the dreaded Monday blues, take a look at some success and motivation quotes to uplift your mood.
“People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” - Earl Nightingale, Author
“If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” - Jenn Sincero, writer and success coach
“Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!” - David Dweck, CEO of Private Equity Funding                           
“The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” - Charles Dickens, writer and social critic   

Inspirational quotes for women at work

The following motivational quotes for women, from women, will empower you to keep working hard and fighting to get to where you want to be.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt, politician, activist and diplomat
“Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!” - Gabby Douglas, Olympic medalist in Gymnastics
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” - Katharine Hepburn, actress and four-time Academy Award winner
“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” - Marie Curie, scientist and Noble Prize winner

Quotes to help you manage anxiety at work

I have personally been struggling with social anxiety my whole life, and besides receiving help from psychologists to handle anxiety and depression, positive affirmations have helped me calm myself down in certain situations. Maybe you do not suffer from social anxiety, but you do get stressed because you won’t meet your deadlines or because you don’t know how to tackle a project.
Even if takes much more than inspirational quotes to feel at ease in your workplace, the following encouragement and motivation quotes can help you see there actually is light at the end of the tunnel.
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” - Proverb
“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.” - Martha Graham, influential dancer and choreographer
“It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” - Hans Selye, endocrinologist and first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress.
“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” - Robert Tew, writer
“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” - Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, CEO of Genesis Consultants and leadership coach

Motivational quotes for students

If you’re just starting your professional career and trying to figure out what path you want to follow and what type of job you want to pursue, you can sometimes feel lost and at ease. Even if I’m not a student anymore, I’m only in my 20's and still at the very start of my career. I sometimes feel inexperienced, lost and have the need to have everything figured out and that stresses me out.
Most of the time I need uplifting quotes and sayings that will remind me to take things slow. If feel you’re on the same boat, check out the following perseverance and motivation quotes.
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe, first and only African-American male tennis player to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles titles
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done and those who don’t want to make mistakes.” - John Maxwell, writer and pastor
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan, former professional basketball player
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” - Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company

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