When I’m feeling overwhelmed, one of the first things I do is look for a quick pick me up. Sometimes that’s bingeing on memes, cat videos, or music. Yet, I’ve found that the quickest way to get out of my overwhelm funk is through quotes. In the middle of feeling overwhelmed it’s highly unlikely you can find the words to pull yourself out of it. Luckily, you don’t have to because some great mind somewhere went through it already and shared their words with the world.
Here’s my list of favorite quotes that pull me out of a funk every time:
5 Productivity Quotes
Yes, increasing productivity will help you stop feeling overwhelmed. The more productive you are the less there is to cause you to feel overwhelmed. Use these quotes and start feeling ready to tackle any task thrown your way.
“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort” – Paul J. Meyer
“The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.” – Barry Werner
“The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained.” – Alexis Carrel
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot” – Michael Altshuler
“Be like a postage stamp — stick to one thing until you get there.” – Josh Billings
5 Motivational Quotes
Feeling overwhelmed will leave you feeling unmotivated to continue. What’s the point when the to-do list is never ending? Here’s some quotes that will help you get your mojo back. You can’t be productive and beat overwhelm without a little motivation.
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work” – Stephen King
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you’ll never, ever have enough,” – Oprah Winfrey
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” – Mark Twain
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
5 Happiness Quotes
Who doesn’t want a mood boost in stressful times? There’s no point in productivity and motivation when you’re feeling down. No one ever beat overwhelm whilst depressed. Good news! These quotes will have you feeling good in a jiffy.
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn
“The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.” – Dodinsky
“We can’t control the world. We can only control our own reactions to it. Happiness is largely a choice, not a right or entitlement.” – David C. Hill
“Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one door closes, run to the next window. Or break down a door.” – Brooke Shields
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.” – Ralph Marston
5 Empowering Quotes
Now that you’ve got the productivity, motivation, and good vibes flowing let’s pull them all together and give you power! These next few quotes are all about personal empowerment. If they don’t leave you feeling like a boss babe nothing will! Now get out there kick that overwhelm in its big ole tushy!
\”I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life\’s a b-tch. You\’ve got to go out and kick a–.\” —Maya Angelou
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” —Serena Williams
“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” —Rihanna
“I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion… Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.” —Anne Frank
“Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
As I wrote all of these out I remembered so many more that it became almost impossible to choose only 5 for each category. I think this means I will have more quote posts coming soon 😉. In the meantime, you can’t tell me these quotes didn’t get you pumped up to go out there and take over the world! WHOO!
I’m feeling ready to do ALL THE THINGS! I absolutely love my Amazingly Atypical life. I feel like I see the world in new and magical ways. With all the possibilities in life always within my reach. I hope you’re starting to feel it too. Now go out there and be Awesome, be Empowered, be Happy, but most of all… Always Be You!!
Until Next Time…
💖 Kami