Last week, I shared some of my team’s recommended TED Talks for professional growth.

Today, I want to share some inspiration. Some motivation.

It’s tax extension season. IRS deadlines are looming. Accountants are pedal to the metal to complete client extensions. If you are searching for a boost – something to give you a kick of energy – take a minute to relax and read some of my favorite quotes. They’re a great way to refocus and prepare to power through those projects.

11 Quotes to Get Your Rear in Gear

1. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. – Unknown
2. People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. – Unknown
3. All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination; Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth. – Unknown
4. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. – Carol Burnett
5. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. – Charles R. Swindoll
6. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
7. We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
8. The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.  – Confucius
9. What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are. – Unknown
10. Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. – Unknown
11. A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did. – John Burroughs

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