When you’re working remotely, at times, finding inspiration to remain productive and get things done can be a challenge from time to time.
Here are my top 22 productivity quotes to help motivate you to get through the day:
1) The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities
— Stephen Covey
2) The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
— Walt Disney
3) Focus on being productive instead of busy
— Tim Ferriss
4) No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant
— Warren Buffett
5) The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
— Benjamin E. Mays
6) Both good and bad days should end with productivity. Your mood affairs should never influence your work
— Greg Evans
7) Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things
— Peter Drucker
8) It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less
— Nathan W. Morris
9) You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step
— Martin Luther King Jr.
10) The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work
— Richard Bach
11) Done is better than perfect
— Sheryl Sandberg
12) Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort
— Paul J. Meyer
13) Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else
— Peter Drucker
14) The secret of getting ahead is getting started
— Sally Berger
15) Just Do It
— Nike
16) Time is not refundable; use it with intention
— Unknown
17) You don’t get paid for the hour, you get paid for the value you bring to the hour
— Jim Rohn
18) All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us
— Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
19) You can’t always be the most talented in the room, but you can be the most competitive
— Pat Summitt
20) Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary
— John Keating, Dead Poets Society
21) Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently
— Marie Forleo
22) Just keep swimming
— Dory, Finding Nemo
James Waite
Founder of Remoteopia, James has worked in remote roles for 6 years. After a stint in recruitment, he now works as a director of website strategy in tech.
