50 Monday Motivation Quotes

Let’s be honest, how do you motivate yourself on a Monday?

You finally got the chance to relax for a couple of days after having to push through yet another tough week and before you know it, it’s time to do it all over again.

Are you really ready for that?

If you’re still reading, then the answer is probably no!

However, no matter how many times you press snooze, nothing will ever change the fact that sooner or later you’re going to have to get out of your comfortably warm bed.

Now, like many others you may have already tried to seek for some Monday motivational quotes for work on your social media platforms, but unfortunately found yourself still unable to lift those bed-sheets and get going.

If that’s the case, then you’ve come to the right place.

I’ve put together some of the best inspirational Monday quotes, as well as some Monday morning tips that are guaranteed to make you feel a lot better about the well-known miserable Monday.

So, without further ado get ready to get started on this new week after reading some of the best Monday morning motivational quotes and tips!

50 Monday Motivational Quotes

MONDAY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR WORK

1.”Hey, I know it’s Monday. But it’s also a new day and a new week. And in that, lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.” – Michael Ely

2. “Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!” – David Dweck

3. “When you arise in the morning think of what a privileged it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…” – Marcus Aurelius

4. “Begin the week with momentum and you’ll look back with great satisfaction on all you achieved.” – Skip Prichard

5. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

6. “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

7. “The sun himself is weak when he first arises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on” – Charles Dickens

8. “When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it’s Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions.” – Edmond Mbiaka

9. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer

10. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

 

INSPIRATIONAL MONDAY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

11. “Believe on Monday the way you believe on Sunday.” – Rita Schiano

12. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer

13. “Each morning when I open my eyes, I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” – Groucho Marx

14. “The best way to predict the future is to create it. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

15. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

16. “So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends – but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.” – Julio Alexi Genao

17. “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” – Ashley Smith

18. “This should be the spirit every Monday. Know that something good will always happen.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

19. “Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don’t rent them out to tomorrow.” – Jerry Spinell

20. “A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.” – Albert Einstein

21. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” Og Mandino

22. “I must break the routines and become a person who becomes productive every Monday. I must break the mindset of unhappiness and turn myself into a happy magnet for Mondays.” – Leggy Saul

23. “Stress is caused by being ‘here’ and wanting to be ‘there’.” – Eckhart Tolle

24. “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today” – Nolan Bushnell

25. “You are in control. Never allow your Monday to be manic.” – Andrea L’Artiste

26. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

27. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg

MONDAY MORNING MOTIVATION QUOTES

28. “Okay, it’s Monday. But who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.” – Kimberly Jimenez

29. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn

30. “Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.” – Lemony Snicket

31. “Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” – Albert Einstein

32. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Henry David Thoreau

33. “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” – Dalai Lama

34. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

35. “One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully, we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” – Viggo Mortensen

36. “I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.” – Walter Cronkite

37. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John R. Wooden

38. “Motivation is BS. Don’t start with motivation. Don’t wait to feel it. Start by doing.” – Mel Robbins

39. “Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” Zig Ziglar

40. “It’s always impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

41. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” – Brian Littrell

42. “Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda

43. “The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin

44. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin

45. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” John F. Kennedy

46. “The only way around is through.” – Robert Frost

47. “Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.” – Muhammad Ali

48. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” – Bruce Lee

49. “Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou

50. “I never dreamed of success, I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

 

Tips For a Great Monday

1. Perform a Monday Ritual

In order to prepare for the new week to come, do whatever you feel you have to do to get into the right mindset. Whether it’s going on a walk, getting some coffee, meditating, listening to your favourite songs or organising your personal space. Do it, you won’t regret it.

2. Never Change your Sleep Schedule

When the weekend comes around, it can be tempting to stay up a little later than usual and wake up a little later the next day since we don’t have anywhere to be the next day. However, despite the pleasure we get by doing so, we are putting our body through a lot of stress, resulting in fatigue, by the sudden change in our sleep pattern.

3. Set Goals for the Upcoming Week

Use Monday morning or Sunday night to set some goals for the new week. By doing this you are providing yourself with clarity in terms of what you expect to achieve, preventing unwanted stress due to feeling lost and unproductive. According to research, writing down your goals makes you more likely to achieve them.

4. Focus on What’s Important

Put away your phone, stop giving attention to those who don’t deserve it and focus on yourself and your goals. This will prevent you from getting mad at yourself for not accomplishing enough over the week, it will also keep you with a positive mindset as you are not being drained by anything that’s putting you down.

5. Be Kind to Yourself and Others

Whatever you didn’t accomplish or whatever you did wrong, remember that it’s okay. Use it as a lesson to help you grow, instead of keeping it as a regret that will constantly weigh you down. And remember to smile, because smiling is contagious to those around you.