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Get inspired to start that new routine and stick with the things you know you should do with these awesome quotes! Check out the free printable quotes I made to hang up around your desk or fridge for inspiration to keep going…

Improving Small Habits Quotes

sean covey habit saying about becoming what you repeat

1. “Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do” – Sean Covey

darren hardy choices start a habit

2. “Choices are at the root of every one of your results. Each choice starts a behavior that over time becomes a habit.” – Darren Hardy

robert collier small efforts repeated day in and day out quotation

3. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.” – Robert Collier

little progress to big results quote image for inspiration

4. “A little progress each day leads to big results.” – Unknown

we are what we do repeatedly inspirational caption

5. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Unknown

james clear habit mastery caption for instagram

6. “If you want to master a habit the key is to start with repetition not perfection.” – James Clear

small things saying from edward everett hale

7. “Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.” – Edward Everett Hale

if you pick the right small behavior quote

8. “If you pick the right small behavior and sequence it right, then you won’t have to motivate yourself to have it grow. It will just happen naturally, like a good seed planted in a good spot.” – BJ Fogg

bo bennett not managing your time small habit quote

9. “Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don’t put them both together by claiming you don’t have the time.” – Bo Bennett

shannon l alder practice every day inspirational caption

10. “The only way to make a habit stick is to practice it every day.” – Shannon L. Alder

consistency is more important than perfection quote image

11.Consistency is more important than perfection.” – Unknown

Free Printable Quotes For Daily Inspiration

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I love having small reminders around my desk to keep me motivated to stay consistent! I made some of my favorite habit quotes into a printable pdf so you can hang them up around your space too. Check it out and let me know what you think…

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Sayings & Captions About Good Habits

replace bad habits with good ones quote for inspiration

12. “The only proper way to eliminate bad habits is to replace them with good ones.” – Jerome Hines

motivational mark twain quotation about habits

13. “A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.” – Mark Twain

you can replace bad habits with good ones quote

14. “The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones.” – Steven Pressfield

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napoleon hill one bad habit quotation to change your mindset

15. “One bad habit often spoils a dozen good ones.” – Napoleon Hill

focus on building the new socrates saying to inspire positive change

16. “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” – Socrates

stephen guise developing and practicing good habits each day

17. “By developing and practicing good habits each day, you affirm that you do have control over the very core of your life in the midst of the chaos.” – Stephen Guise

good habits are just as hard to break

18. “Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits.” – Robert Puller

edith wharton habit is necessary quotation

19. “Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.” – Edith Wharton

bad habits are our enemies saying joyce meyer

20. “Bad habits are our enemies because they hinder us from being the person we want to be.” – Joyce Meyer

Change Your Habits Inspirational Quotes

john maxwell famous quote image success in daily routine

21. “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret to your success is found in your daily routine.” – John C. Maxwell

you can change your habits inspiring words charles duhigg

22. “And once you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom and the responsibility to remake them.” – Charles Duhigg

abigail van buren changing bad habits quote for motivation

23. “A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It’s an undo-it-yourself project.” – Abigail Van Buren

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bryant mcgill love something more than the habit

24. “The secret to permanently breaking any bad habit is to love something greater than the habit.” – Bryant McGill

self doubt is the greatest enemy victoria moran quote image

25. “Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.” – Victoria Moran

tony robbins new belief that says life happens not to me but for me

26. “If you’re gonna make a change, you’re gonna have to operate from a new belief that says life happens not to me but for me.” – Tony Robbins

norman vincent peale automatic reflex to build good routines

27. “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman Vincent Peale

how to change your habits maxwell maltz

28. “To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.” – Maxwell Maltz

malcolm gladwell all about habits of mind

29. “Transformation is much more than using skills, resources and technology. It’s all about habits of mind.” – Malcolm Gladwell

Powerful Habit Quotes For Motivation

what you do every day matters more gretchen rubin

30. “What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.” – Gretchen Rubin

habit is more dependable quotation octavia butler

31. “Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not.” – Octavia Butler

get real with yourself motivational saying

32. “Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward – get real with yourself.” – Bryant McGill

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33. “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy

darren johnson state of mind determines your circumstances

34. “Ultimately, your state of mind determines your circumstances. To realize the outcomes you want, it is critical to recognize and experience the transition from our present thoughts, habits, and actions to new thoughts, habits, and actions.” – Darren L. Johnson

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sow thought and action stephen covey quote image

35. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.” – Stephen Covey

conquer your bad habits quote for motivation

36. “First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they’ll eventually conquer you.” – Unknown

john maxwell daily habits quote for a motivated mindset

37. “I can predict the long-term outcome of your success if you show me your daily habits.” – John Maxwell

habit of doing what the failing person doesnt like to do

38. “The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.” – Thomas Edison

lewis howes life transformation saying about champions

39. “I have learned that champions aren’t just born; champions can be made when they embrace and commit to life-changing positive habits.” – Lewis Howes

winning is a habit quote about sports

40. “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while… you don’t do things right once in a while… you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.” – Vince Lombardi

Sayings To Create New Habits

mahatma gandhi future depends on the present quote

41. “The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Mahatma Gandhi

change in bad habits leads to a change in life quote image

42. “A change in bad habits leads to a change in life.” – Jenny Craig

creating a new routine quotation for motivation

43. “Breaking a habit requires creating a new routine, not just breaking an old one.” – James Clear

how to form new habits quotation from cicero

44. “Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts.” – Cicero

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things change when you change your thinking quotation

45. “When things change inside you things change around you.” – Unknown

change your habits john maxwell quotation

46. “If your habits don’t line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream.” – John Maxwell

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completing habits early in the morning powerful quote

47. “Energy is usually at its peak during the first part of your day, which means you should be completing habits that inspire or excite you about the day ahead.” – S. J. Scott

changes your actions quote for a positive mindset

48. “Results can only change when we change our consistent actions and make them habits.” – Billy Cox

inspirational saying about change from james clear

49. “Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.” – James Clear

Successful Habit Quotes About Mindset

natalie massenet positivity is like a muscle quotation

50. “Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.” – Natalie Massenet

napoleon hill overcoming procastination mindset saying

51. “Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.” – Napoleon Hill

ninety nine percent of the failures from making excuses

52. “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver

discipline is choosing quotation from abraham lincoln

53.Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln

discipline to establish a good routine quotation

54. “The trick to success is to choose the right habit and bring just enough discipline to establish it.” – Gary Keller

motivation is what gets you started quotation image

55. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun

thich nhat hanh let go of the habit of running all the time

56. “We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

change the way you think steve maraboli

57. “The only way to change your habits is to change the way you think.” – Steve Maraboli

arthur burt pain of change motivational caption

58. “Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of change.” – Arthur Burt

Short Habit Quotes

fall to the level of your systems caption james clear

59. “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” – James Clear

confucius all people are the same short saying

60. “All people are the same; only their habits differ.” – Confucius

character ovid short quotation

61. “Habits change into character.” – Ovid

og mandino good habits short quote

62. “Good habits are the key to all success.” – Og Mandino

saint augustine short soon becomes necessity quote

63. “Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.” – Saint Augustine

elbert hubbard happiness quote for inspiration

64. “Happiness is a habit. Cultivate it.” – Elbert Hubbard

james clear habits are compound interest short captions

65. “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.” – James Clear

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