This list is more than just a collection of inspiring quotes!
Research shows that when combined with motivation, inspiration can increase accountability, help us navigate challenges more effectively, and strengthen our commitment to achieving our dreams.
Use this resource to:
- Help you overcome obstacles and achieve goals in your own life or business
- Create inspiring, good coaching experiences for your clients
- Add a layer of authority to both your content and coaching sessions
- Build your confidence as a coach by borrowing the insightful words of those who came before you (while you work to become the thought leader you’re meant to be!)
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121 Inspiring Coaching Quotes By Theme
Quotes to Keep Going No Matter What
During challenging times, these quotes can serve as a source of motivation and encouragement to help you, and your clients, keep pushing forward and pursuing your dreams.
- “You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” – Mary Morrissey
- “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
- “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Challenges are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
- “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
- “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
- “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis
- “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
- “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
- “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
- “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
Quotes to Inspire Action
Action is the catalyst for change and progress. Let these quotes inspire you and your clients to take that first step towards your goals and aspirations.
- “Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.” – Mary Morrissey
- “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
- “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso
- “Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision, a plan, and the courage to chase them fiercely.” – Amy Leigh Mercree
- “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery
- “Success is not in what you have, but who you become.” – Bo Bennett
- “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky
- “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.” – George Bernard Shaw
- “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
- “The difference between a dream and a goal is a timeline and an action plan.” – Genevieve Gerard
- “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
- “The time will pass anyway. You can either spend it creating the life you want or spend it living the life you don’t want. The choice is yours.” – Unknown
Quotes About the Power of Mentorship & Coaching
Coaching and mentorship have the power to guide and inspire individuals on their journeys to success and personal growth. These quotes reflect the invaluable impact that mentors and coaches can have on shaping lives and careers.
- “A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself and helps bring it out of you.” – Bob Proctor
- “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg
- “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It’s helping them to learn rather than teaching them.” – Timothy Gallwey
- “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” – Benjamin Disraeli
- “One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” – John C. Maxwell
- “The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.” – John C. Maxwell
- “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” – John C. Crosby
- “The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.” – H.L. Mencken
- “A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.” – Shawn Hitchcock
- “Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality, and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play.” – Clair Bee
- “Mentorship is a two-way street. You get out what you put in.” – Unknown
- “Mentoring is about making a positive, lasting impact on someone’s life.” – Unknown
- “A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us to show us how they did it. A mentor walks alongside us to show us what we can do.” – Simon Sinek
- “A mentor’s most enduring legacy is the impact they have on the lives they touch.” – Unknown
- “Mentoring is an indispensable requirement for growing up.” – Andrea Jung
- “Mentorship is the art of developing people to their fullest potential.” – Unknown
- “Behind every successful person, there’s a mentor who believed in them.” – Unknown
- “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” – Unknown
- “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey
Quotes to Believe in Potential
Believing in one’s own potential is the first step towards achieving greatness. These quotes can serve as a reminder that each individual possesses unique talents and capabilities that can lead to remarkable accomplishments.
- “Each one of us is far more powerful and contains more potential than any circumstance, situation, or condition.” -Mary Morrissey
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
- “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
- “Your potential is limitless. Your journey is infinite. Your dreams are boundless.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
- “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
- “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar
- “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
- “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.” – Richard Bach
- “You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.” – E.O. Wilson
- “Believe in yourself and all your possibilities. Believe that dreams can become reality, and you have the power to make them happen.” – Unknown
- “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
- “You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.” – Zig Ziglar
- “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.” – Marianne Williamson
- “The only thing standing between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
- “Your potential is like a seed, it needs nurturing to grow. Believe in yourself and your dreams will flourish.” – Unknown
Quotes About an Intentional Life
Intentionally designing your life empowers you to make choices that align with your values and goals. These quotes encourage you to take charge of your journey and create a life that is purposeful and fulfilling.
- “Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God” – Mary Morrissey
- “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
- “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
- “The life you live is the legacy you leave.” – Joel Brown
- “Design the life you love.” – Unknown
- “The more intentional you are, the less you’ll have to force things to happen.” – Unknown
- “Your life is a reflection of your choices. If you don’t like your life, it’s time to make better choices.” – Unknown
- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “Live your life by design, not by default.” – Unknown
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “Creation’s gold mine is in you. The key is deliberate intention. Whatever your dream may be at this moment, identify it. If you cannot define your desire, it can never become a reality.” – Mary Morrissey
- “Design your life so that it feels meaningful and fulfilling, no matter what you’re doing.” – Elle Luna
- “The more you design your life to be aligned with your core values, the more you’ll experience a deep sense of fulfillment.” – Unknown
- “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
- “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
- “The greatest project you will ever work on is you.” – Unknown
- “Your life is your most important project. What are you creating?” – Unknown
- “Designing your life is more than just creating a plan; it’s a deliberate and conscious act of shaping your own reality.” – Unknown
Quotes to Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is where growth, learning, and transformation happen. These quotes encourage you, and your clients,to embrace new challenges and experiences in order to reach your full potential.
- “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
- “The biggest rewards in life are found outside your comfort zone.” – Unknown
- “Great things never came from comfort zones.” – Neil Strauss
- “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” – Thomas Jefferson
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy
- “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore
- “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
- “The comfort zone is a psychological state in which one feels familiar, safe, at ease, and secure. You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry James
- “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield
- “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” – Robin Sharma
- “I want to see what happens if I don’t give up.” – Unknown
- “The only limits that exist are the ones you place on yourself.” – Unknown
- “The magic happens outside of your comfort zone.” – Robert Allen
- “Don’t settle for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” – Tony Robbins
- “The more you seek discomfort, the more you will become comfortable.” – Conor McGregor
- “The comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” – Unknown
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