{"id":30364,"date":"2015-02-16T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=30364"},"modified":"2015-02-19T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T06:05:27","slug":"29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

<\/p>\n

Maximizing your potential is about doing things you never knew you could do and reaching heights that you can only dream about. It\u2019s about pushing yourself to become a better and stronger person.<\/p>\n

When you break down your limits and barriers, you stop holding yourself back and do more than you thought possible.<\/p>\n

As Thomas Edison once said, \u201cIf we did all the things we were capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

However life can have other plans. We get caught up in our routines and find days when we\u2019re unmotivated. Even if you work hard, staying inspired to do more can seem difficult.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.<\/p>\n

1. \u201cI am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.\u201d – Og Mandino<\/p>\n

2. \u201cThink big and don\u2019t listen to people who tell you it can\u2019t be done. Life\u2019s too short to think small.” – Tim Ferriss<\/p>\n

3. \u201cUnless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n

4. \u201cFailure doesn\u2019t mean you are a failure it just means you haven\u2019t succeeded yet.” – Robert H. Schuller<\/p>\n

5. \u201cIt\u2019s not what you achieve, it\u2019s what you overcome. That\u2019s what defines your career.” – Carlton Fisk<\/p>\n

6. \u201cThe important thing is this: to be ready at any moment to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.” – Charles Dickens<\/p>\n

7. \u201cBe true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That\u2019s truly about the game, and in some ways that\u2019s about life too.” – Michael Jordan<\/p>\n

8. \u201cBe what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” – J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare<\/p>\n

9. \u201cDon\u2019t compromise yourself. You are all you\u2019ve got.” – Janis Joplin<\/p>\n

10. \u201cMove out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy<\/p>\n

11. \u201cFlowers do not force their way with great strife. Flowers open to perfection slowly in the sun. Don\u2019t be in a hurry about spiritual matters. Go step by step and be very sure.” – White Eagle<\/p>\n

12. \u201cBelieve in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson<\/p>\n

13. \u201cIf you don\u2019t go after what you want, you\u2019ll never have it. If you don\u2019t ask, the answer is always no. If you don\u2019t step forward, you\u2019re always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts<\/p>\n

14. \u201c\u200eTransformation is not five minutes from now; it\u2019s a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it\u2019s these small choices and successes that build up over time to help cultivate a healthy self-image and self esteem.” – Jillian Michaels<\/p>\n

15. \u201cEveryone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you\u2019re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney<\/p>\n

16. \u201cThe price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi<\/p>\n

17. \u201cYou never stop earning when you do what you love.” – Asha Tyson<\/p>\n

18. \u201cWhat is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.” – Benjamin F. Fairless<\/p>\n

19. \u201cI think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.” – Lou Holtz<\/p>\n

20. \u201cKeep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain<\/p>\n

21. \u201cGreat work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.” – Fernando Flores<\/p>\n

22. \u201cThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n

23. \u201cThe happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.” – Brian Tracy<\/p>\n

24. \u201cNever be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one\u2019s definition of your life. Define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein<\/p>\n

25. \u201cSeek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, \u2018This is the real me\u2019, and when you have found that attitude, follow it.” – William James<\/p>\n

26. \u201cFlow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centred by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.” – Zhuangzi<\/p>\n

27. \u201cEvery man\u2019s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” – Samuel Butler<\/p>\n

28. \u201cOften, it\u2019s not about becoming a new person but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don\u2019t know how to be.” – Heath L. Buckmaster<\/p>\n

29. \u201cWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle<\/p>\n

Steve is the writer behind Do Something Cool<\/a> where he blogs about travel, motivation, self improvement and adventure. He\u2019s always looking for ways to make life more interesting. For fresh ideas on living life to the fullest, join his newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12163,"featured_media":30378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[45,6,31],"tags":[3619,66,498,3637,1270],"yoast_head":"\n29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pickthebrain\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-17T05:42:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-02-20T06:05:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"934\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"594\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@pickthebrain\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@pickthebrain\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Erin Falconer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png\",\"width\":934,\"height\":594,\"caption\":\"29 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Reach Your Greatest Potential\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/\",\"name\":\"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-17T05:42:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-02-20T06:05:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2da8ae162c097bdb749ab098472b4cc5\"},\"description\":\"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2da8ae162c097bdb749ab098472b4cc5\",\"name\":\"Erin Falconer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1173c63284b173ff225e5f87a1af5028?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1173c63284b173ff225e5f87a1af5028?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Erin Falconer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/author\/erin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential","description":"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential","og_description":"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/","og_site_name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pickthebrain","article_published_time":"2015-02-17T05:42:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-02-20T06:05:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":934,"height":594,"url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_creator":"@pickthebrain","twitter_site":"@pickthebrain","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Erin Falconer","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/","name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-16-at-9.24.40-PM.png","width":934,"height":594,"caption":"29 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Reach Your Greatest Potential"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/","name":"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2015-02-17T05:42:03+00:00","dateModified":"2015-02-20T06:05:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2da8ae162c097bdb749ab098472b4cc5"},"description":"That\u2019s where this list comes in. Sometimes all you need are a few inspiring words of wisdom to keep pushing forward as you find out just what you\u2019re made of.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/29-quotes-will-inspire-reach-greatest-potential\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"29 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Reach Your Greatest Potential"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2da8ae162c097bdb749ab098472b4cc5","name":"Erin Falconer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1173c63284b173ff225e5f87a1af5028?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1173c63284b173ff225e5f87a1af5028?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Erin Falconer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/author\/erin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}