Motivational Quotes for the New Year
These motivational quotes for the new year are for setting goals, making a plan and actually sticking with it past January. Put one on the fridge, your planner or the bathroom mirror.
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Quick Picks: Motivational Quotes for the New Year
Five worth taping to the fridge on January 1.
- “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” (often credited to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
- “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” (Jim Rohn)
- “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
- “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” (Tony Robbins)
- “New year, same you, better plan.”
The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.
New Year Quotes About Setting Goals
For the planning part, before the hard part.
Start here
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
Often credited to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” (Tony Robbins)
- “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” (Earl Nightingale)
- “If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.” (Zig Ziglar)
- “A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.” (attributed to Walt Disney)
New Year Quotes About Taking Action
For the second week of January, when the excitement wears off.
- “You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.)
- “A goal is not always meant to be reached. It often serves simply as something to aim at.” (Bruce Lee)
- “We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.” (Maxwell Maltz)
- “Small steps in January still count in December.”
Keep this one
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
Jim Rohn
The last one in the list is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.
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Fresh Start Quotes for the New Year
For the clean-slate feeling on January 1.
- “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
- “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” (attributed to Oprah Winfrey)
- “A fresh calendar is a fresh chance.”
- “Begin again as many times as it takes.”
The last two are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.
How to Keep a New Year Quote in Front of You
A quote only helps if you see it. A few easy ways to keep one close.
- Write it down: Copy your favorite into a small journal or the front of your planner.
- Make it visible: A sticky note on the mirror or fridge works better than a saved photo.
- Change it monthly: Pick a new quote each month to match the goal you are working on.
- Share it: Text one to a friend with the same goal so you can cheer each other on.
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Truly inspiring & helpful to make my new year great.Thanks for sharing
These are fab, thanks for that!
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Kelli, stopping by because I am in love with quotes. Thanks for sharing. My blog this week is on goals, hopefully we also get a chance to connect at my blog.