Sometimes you just need a little bit of extra motivation in your life. Today is a better day than ever to get motivated and reach your goals! Whether it’s something simple like beating that struggle to get up out of bed or a long-term goal like making the gym a daily routine, it’s not going to be easy. That’s why these motivational quotes are so necessary!

Here are 12 motivational quotes hand-picked by us over at ISlide in case you’re ever in need of that extra push to get through the day.

1. “It doesn’t matter where you came from. All that matters is where you are going.” – Brian Tracy
2. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
3. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary” – Vidal Sassoon
4. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi
5. “Do or do not, there is no try” – Yoda
6. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
7. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
8. “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” - John Wooden
9. “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” - Pablo Picasso
10. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” - Tim Notke
11. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” - Zig Ziglar
12. “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” - Walter Bagehot

Now get out there and seize the day! There’s absolutely nothing you can’t do so get a little motivation and make a change in your world! Then, show us you standing in what you stand for.

Dylan Botelho contributed to this blog entry.