20 Quotes I'm Living By in 2020
Last yeaR,
I shared a post highlighting a few quotes I wanted to live by for the year. While I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t do the best job living by them every single day of 2019, it was still nice to have a place to reference my mantras and to turn to whenever I needed a dose of motivation. In fact, it ended up being one of my favorite posts from 2019, which is probably a shock to no one given how much I love quotes (I currently have 222 screenshots of quotes saved to my phone and 1,717+ quotes saved to my Pinterest, so yeah, I guess you could say I like a quote or two here or there). Hence, it seemed only fitting to put together a post with quotes I’m living by in 2020, except instead of doing just 5 quotes, I’m doing 20. I mean, c’mon, do you really think I could pick just 5 out of the hundreds I have saved??!. Plus, 20 in 2020 just sounds better, no?!
This year’s quotes were inspired by things like worrying less and living more, evolving my relationship with social media and the internet into one that is healthier and more intentional, impacting over influencing and pushing forward on dreams no matter how long it takes. I hope you find a gem (or three) among my selections that resonates with you and your year ahead.
Also, if you haven’t already, I’d highly recommend jotting down some words of wisdom that are inspiring you and the way you want to live your life in 2020. Whether you love quotes or not, it’s just a great way to set some directions and intentions and provide focus and inspiration for the months ahead. And I know that you’re probably thinking about how it’s already February and it’s “too late to do this”, but if it makes you feel better, I’m just now picking out my quotes, too. After all, who sets the rules? Who says you have to have your life/goals/everything figured out on 1/1 (or the first of the month or the first month of the year or whatever…). And besides, you know what they say, better late than never… (not one of my quotes for 2020 but thinking maybe it needs to be…).
Don’t adapt to the energy in the room. Influence the energy in the room.
Be ready to pay the price of your dreams. Free cheese can only be found in a mousetrap.
I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about it. Then I realized I am somebody.
Don’t let the internet rush you. No one is posting their failures.
If it’s still in your mind, it is worth taking the risk.
How your life feels is more important than how it looks.
Have fun, even if it’s not the same kind of fun that everyone else is having.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.
Stop saying yes to shit you hate.
If you figured it all out today, what would be the point of tomorrow? Enjoy the process of being a work in progress.
Your speed doesn’t matter. Forward is forward.
Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening. It will just stop you from enjoying the good stuff.
If you have time to worry, you have time to pray.
Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.
Your only limit is you.
Taking time to live life will only inspire your work.
It is not about who you impress. It is about who you impact.
Never give up on a dream because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyways.
A negative mind will never give you a positive life.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do -Kobe Bryant
