117 Inspiring Self-Help Quotes

In a world brimming with challenges and constant noise, sometimes all we need is a little inspiration to keep us going. Self-help quotes have a unique power to touch our hearts and minds, offering the motivation and clarity we seek. They distill profound wisdom into a few words, providing guidance and encouragement during life's ups and downs. Whether you're looking for a boost in confidence, a spark of creativity, or a gentle reminder of your inner strength, our meticulously curated collection of the top 117 inspiring self-help quotes is here to uplift and empower you. Dive in and let these words of wisdom be the catalyst for your personal growth and inner peace.

1. “A great life starts within” - Malka Maxwell

2. “Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it. Polly B. Berends” - Polly B. Berends

3. “Your life is your spiritual path.It's what's right in front of you. You can't live anyone else's life. The task is to live yours and stop trying to copy one you think looks better.” - Sandy Nathan

4. “All I have is all I need and all I need is all I have in this moment.” - Byron Katie

5. “Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said.” - George Santayana

6. “Your brain is the organ of your personality, character, andintelligence and is heavily involved in making you who you are.” - Daniel G. Amen

7. “Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback—it is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.” - Jillian Michaels

8. “Learn to deal with the fact that you are not a perfect person but you are a person that deserves respect and honesty.” - Pandora Poikilos

9. “Always be fearless. Walk like lion, talk like pigeons, live like elephants and love like an infant child.” - Santosh Kalwar

10. “Too much stress cannot be laid...upon the admonition that we seek so far as possible to live in the lives of other people. By sharing in the misfortunes of others, and rejoicing in their happiness, you add to your own emotional serenity and stability.” - Ralph Alfred Habas

11. “Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” - Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

12. “It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.” - Zig Ziglar

13. “No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.” - Russell Simmons

14. “We are so accustomed to the comforts of "I cannot", "I do not want to" and "it is too difficult" that we forget to realize when we stop doing things for ourselves and expect others to dance around us, we are not achieving greatness. We have made ourselves weak.” - Pandora Poikilos

15. “If you haven't cried at least once while writing a chapter of your inspirational book, then you have to ask yourself if your're writing fiction.” - Shannon L. Alder

16. “Physical training is mental warfare!” - Dr. Tae Yun Kim

17. “Our souls sparkle brightly with creative energy, our beings are as complex as the universe, and at the same time we help make up a higher body of energy.” - Stephen Richards

18. “Using your mind is a faster method to getting what you want. I mean, all you have to do is sit there. What could be easier?” - Stephen Richards

19. “Your own dreams stand alone, longing to be fulfilled, and you wonder if it will ever happen. You must have faith. Just as the bus was a little late, so too can fulfilment of your desires come a bit late.” - Stephen Richards

20. “Time and space have no meaning, just as your conscious thoughts are meaningless.” - Stephen Richards

21. “Since extra-sensory perception (ESP) is awareness of the world beyond the senses, it would be inappropriate to term this Sixth Sense ‘extrasensory’.” - Stephen Richards

22. “There is no new knowledge, it already exists in the universe.” - Stephen Richards

23. “We tend to think of future inventions and discoveries, but in reality, these things already exist in the knowledge bank of the universe.” - Stephen Richards

24. “Poverty: a temporary financial low, curable by money.” - Stephen Richards

25. “Making excuses is one of a host of self-defeating behaviours and mental patterns that can block your success.” - Stephen Richards

26. “Failing to make it to the list of the best 5 students in class or not being named the team captain should not make anyone feel like they have failed.” - Stephen Richards

27. “Winning is great, but if it's not enough then then you'll never have enough!” - Stephen Richards

28. “We do not just go through life blindly,we create our own journey.Your faith has sculpted you into the human being you have become.” - Judie McCarty

29. “Humans, unlike Jedi, are powerfully afraid of rejection. We do not survive well alone, so humans as a species are especially vulnerable to thoughts that make us afraid the rest of the “tribe” will desert us to die a sad, lonely death.” - Stephen Richards

30. “Gone are the days when 19-inch biceps would once command respect. A Jedi doesn’t walk around with their arms flexed and with a thousand yard stare in their eyes. They walk with a good posture, their head held high and with a serious, yet friendly, look on their face.” - Stephen Richards

31. “Concentrate more on your achievements than your failures. Learn to take the failures as opportunities to rectify your errors.” - Stephen Richards

32. “Have faith in the universe and its capability to lead you to the path of abundance.” - Stephen Richards

33. “The discontent and frustration that you feel is entirely your own creation.” - Stephen Richards

34. “On the other hand, if the future is not the one you chose then you may have to use your willpower to obtain the future of your liking.” - Stephen Richards

35. “According to the Law of Attraction, the physical reality that you experience at present is drawn towards the future probability you desired when it attains more power.” - Stephen Richards

36. “Regardless of how far we have come, we are still looking for answers.” - Stephen Richards

37. “If we let the drama of others’ lives become our own, then we are no longer ourselves.” - Stephen Richards

38. “Understand that for better or worse, you create your own life.” - Stephen Richards

39. “To rise above the conflicting desires of others, there must be no conflict about your own.” - Stephen Richards

40. “When you express gratitude for the blessings that come into your life, it not only encourages the universe to send you more, it also sees to it that those blessings remain.” - Stephen Richards

41. “Intuition is a sense of knowing how to act spontaneously, without needing to know why.” - Sylvia Clare

42. “Intuitive responses are responses which originate from joy.” - Sylvia Clare

43. “They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game.” - Steve Backley

44. “To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in.” - Steve Backley

45. “Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others’.” - Steve Backley

46. “Although you can’t go back in time and alter your natural level of potential, you can determine how much of that ability you tap into, exploit and develop for the future.” - Steve Backley

47. “Invest your energy in the things you can control.” - Steve Backley

48. “To think is good. To obsess is bad.” - Steve Backley

49. “The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that.” - Steve Backley

50. “It is action that creates motivation.” - Steve Backley

51. “If you are able to focus unswervingly on your goals, then all that you desire will become yours.” - Steve Backley

52. “The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it.” - Steve Backley

53. “The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror.” - Steve Backley

54. “Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision.” - Steve Backley

55. “If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.” - Steve Backley

56. “To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.” - Allan Lokos

57. “Are you ready for the God that dwells in your heart ?” - Roxana Jones

58. “Be patient. Your skin took a while to deteriorate. Give it some time to reflect a calmer inner state. As one of my friends states on his Facebook profile: "The true Losers in Life, are not those who Try and Fail, but those who Fail to Try.” - Jess C. Scott

59. “The question is why one should be so inwardly preoccupied at all. Why not reach out to others in love and solidarity or peer into the natural world for some glimmer of understanding? Why retreat into anxious introspection when, as Emerson might have said, there is a vast world outside to explore? Why spend so much time working on oneself when there is so much real work to be done?” - Barbara Ehrenreich

60. “On the Brevity of Our TiesTies in this world last only for a time. We are husband and wife, parent and child, for a short period only. Once this reality sinks in, we cannot help treasuring each moment of our brief association.” - Kentetsu Takamori

61. “When your back is to the wall and you are facing fear head on, the only way is forward and through it.” - Stephen Richards

62. “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” - Stephen Richards

63. “Doing the tough things sets winners apart from losers.” - Stephen Richards

64. “Happiness is something we reap from the seeds we sow. Plant misery seeds and that us what you reap.” - Stephen Richards

65. “Our way of thinking creates good or bad outcomes.” - Stephen Richards

66. “A BILL OF ASSERTIVE RIGHTSI: You have the right to judge your own behavior, thoughts, and emotions, and to take the responsibility for their initiation and consequences upon yourself.II: You have the right to offer no reasons or excuses for justifying your behavior.III: You have the right to judge if you are responsible for finding solutions to other people’s problems.IV: You have the right to change your mind.V: You have the right to make mistakes—and be responsible for them.VI: You have the right to say, “I don’t know.”VII: You have the right to be independent of the goodwill of others before coping with them.VIII: You have the right to be illogical in making decisions. IX: You have the right to say, “I don’t understand.”X: You have the right to say, “I don’t care.”YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY NO, WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY” - Manuel J. Smith

67. “When you reach out to those in need, do not be surprised if the essential meaning of something occurs.” - Stephen Richards

68. “Putting someone down with name calling reveals your own low self-esteem.” - Stephen Richards

69. “Your inner strength is your outer foundation” - Allan Rufus

70. “When we are connected to the source, we will not be afraid of any task set before us.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

71. “So cheer up Beloved; for your God is able, He is the maker of all things.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

72. “Man is like a bride unto God. God is jealous when man veers away from Him.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

73. “Your decision not to join the crowd may be what God is waiting for to grant you revelation on how to deliver your family, your country, business, profession or even your church!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

74. “The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

75. “The universe will use any vehicle and any medium to communicate with us. Our job is to be alert and to listen.” - Elaine Seiler

76. “Your status has changed. Your Name is changed! You are a new creation.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

77. “You are not permitted to live and die as a non-entity because you have encountered the greatness that is associated with Christ.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

78. “Be a King. Dare to be Different, dare to manifest your greatness.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

79. “A lot of men tend to want "models"I tell men, unless they look like a model themselves, they can't expect to land one.” - Trisha Ventker

80. “We are beings of energy, and as such we are all perfect magnets - – attracting according to our personal energy vibration.” - Brenda El-Leithy

81. “Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” - Bernard Branson

82. “When you face a new challenge, remember the skills, talent, guts and resources that got you through before.” - Lynn A. Robinson

83. “Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

84. “PATH TO SUCCESS: DREAM. PLAN. DO. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. ACHIEVE! IT'S A MESSY JOURNEY.” - Tom Giaquinto

85. “Cosmic Ordering success sticks to you like mud to a blanket.” - Stephen Richards

86. “On the road to success some will always expect tragedy ... ditch your doubts and experience success with Cosmic Ordering.” - Stephen Richards

87. “A clever person solves a problem; a wise person uses Cosmic Ordering!” - Stephen Richards

88. “Often the only difference between success and failure is not using Cosmic Ordering.” - Stephen Richards

89. “Don't just float through life; don't just agree to anything and everything, have a course you are known for at all times.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

90. “My God can do it! My God will do it! My God wants to do it! My God has done it!” - Kathy Degraw

91. “We have been together for 40 years, married for 36. There have been three times in our relationship when we were unable to resolve an issue on our own. We used all the skill that we have and yet it was still unresolved. In those three times we sought professional help because there was a blind spot for each of us. The therapist was able to listen to both of us and help us come to a place of resolution that we both felt good about. I feel very grateful for that help. Most times we have been able to work things through on our own. Sometimes we can clear the issue in a matter of a few minutes, sometimes an hour and sometimes it can take several days. But we still keep working on it until we both say that we feel complete, we understand our own part and responsibility in the issue rather than simply blaming each other, are willing to go on, and there is an even deeper connection and sometimes even humor to the situation. In working each issue through to completion we have been able to retain a beautiful lightness in our relationship that we both cherish.” - Joyce Vissell

92. “I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful:Take personal responsibility.Things change, so be flexible.Work smart and work hard.Serve others well.Be nice to others.Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself.Stay focused.Keep learning.Become excellent at what you do.Trust your gut.When in doubt, take action.Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.Enjoy all you've got.Above all keep it simple.” - Larry Winget

93. “An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag their ego to the mud.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

94. “Confidence thrills men for it means you won’t be fidgety or excessively jealous when the man is in the midst of people especially those of opposite sex.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

95. “A confident woman knows her worth and so doesn’t fret when her man is highly placed or is often found amidst other women in the course of his business or assignment.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

96. “When a man finds this kind of woman, he will go all out for her knowing that she will not be a letdown.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

97. “Maturity of a woman is not in her age or size for age is just a number and size is figure.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

98. “No matter what your wishes, they are not crazy so long as they are not crazy to you!” - Stephen Richards

99. “The ability to feel and express genuine gratitude for the help given when it is needed most, for the gift or boon that is given at just the right time and under the right circumstances, is a way of surrendering one’s self to benevolent external forces.” - Stephen Richards

100. “You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.” - David Heinemeier Hansson

101. “Follow your heart, not the crowd ...” - Ian Tucker

102. “Simply being kind brings happiness every time ...” - Ian Tucker

103. “Success is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of the expression of your infinite potential.” - Sakshi Chetana

104. “The enemy is Resistance.” - Steven Pressfield

105. “The problem with battling yourself is that even if you win, you lose.” - Caitlin Moran

106. “IF - and this is the greatest of them all - I had the courage to see myself as I reallyam, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others,for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.” - Napoleon Hill

107. “Under chronic stress, your body is more apt to enter a state of dis-ease. Unable to achieve its natural balance, it can’t function the way it should. The ripple effects can be profound. And yet Western medicine has trained us to focus on symptomsrather than root causes like stress. Page 71” - Nick Ortner

108. “Be positive at all times! Leave out the negatives.” - Agu Jaachynma N E

109. “Build up your faith while starving the fears.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

110. “Eschew evil and it`s machinations.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

111. “Sow the right words! Think the good thought.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

112. “Have the best course for all your actions.” - Agu Jaachynma N E

113. “In my many years of working with people, I have never seen things change by chance, you have to work it out yourself.... life really sucks but YOU have what it takes to change it.” - Nkem Mpamah

114. “See it, learn it, do it ALL.” - Jamie McCall

115. “The observer self, a part of who we really are, is that part of us that is watching both our false self and our True Self. We might say that it even watches us when we watch. It is our Consciousness, it is the core experience of our Child Within. It thus cannot be watched—at least by anything or any being that we know of on this earth. It transcends our five senses, our co-dependent self and all other lower, though necessary parts, of us. Adult children may confuse their observer self with a kind of defense they may have used to avoid their Real Self and all of its feelings. One might call this defense “false observer self” since its awareness is clouded. It is unfocused as it “spaces” or “numbs out.” It denies and distorts our Child Within, and is often judgmental.” - Charles L. Whitfield

116. “You go to bed different... tossing and turning is the norm... you wake to a sunny day but clouds follow you wherever you go. You wonder if you are strong enough to climb out of the depression you are living in and your prayers to God seem empty because you are sooo very tired of telling him the same thing over and over again..... if we are really being real... there may even be moments after impact you forget how to pray... maybe you don't even want to.” - Erica Stone

117. “You can't change the fruit without changing the root.” - Dr. Stephen R. Covey