100+ Excuses Are Tools of the Incompetent Quotes to Ignite Your Success Mindset

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

"Don’t wait. The time will never be just right."

"Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently."

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

"The future depends on what you do today."

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for."

"Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people."

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

"If you can dream it, you can achieve it."

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"A leader takes responsibility even when things go wrong."

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity."

"You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going with them to get there."

"The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are."

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge."

"Accountability breeds response-ability."

"Great leaders own their mistakes before their team does."

"Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results."

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."

"Leaders who blame others never rise above mediocrity."

"Responsibility is the badge of leadership."

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do."

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile."

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

"Don’t make excuses. Make progress."

"The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire and the size of your action."

"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out."

"It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up."

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

"Stop saying ‘when I’m ready’ and start saying ‘I’ll do it and adapt’."

"You are in charge of your life. No one else is."

"Taking responsibility means owning your choices, your actions, and your outcomes."

"When you blame others, you give away your power."

"Responsibility is not inherited. It is a choice."

"Own your story, and you own your future."

"Freedom lies in being bold — and taking responsibility for your life."

"If you want to change your life, stop blaming and start building."

"No one is coming to save you. You are your own hero."

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that you are the one who can increase your chances of success."

"Blaming is easy. Changing is hard. Choose wisely."

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change."

"The moment you accept responsibility, you gain the power to change."

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret."

"Success isn’t owned; it’s rented, and the rent is due every day."

"Don’t negotiate with your laziness."

"Excellence is a habit, not an act."

"Motivation gets you started. Discipline keeps you going."

"The more disciplined you are, the less pain you’ll feel in the long run."

"Winners are made when no one is watching."

"Self-discipline is the magic power that makes you virtually unstoppable."

"You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent."

"An undisciplined mind creates endless excuses."

"Do it now. Discipline weighs ounces; regret weighs tons."

"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work. Few recognize them as such."

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

"Dreams don’t work unless you do."

"There is no substitute for hard work."

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

"Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise."

"Don’t talk about what you haven’t done. Show people what you’ve done."

"Sweat equity is the best kind of payment."

"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself."

"Effort is the currency of results."

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."

"If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission."

"You have the same number of hours in a day as Beyoncé. Use them wisely."

"Lack of time is an excuse created by disorganization."

"Don’t count the days, make the days count."

"Time wasted is never recovered."

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot."

"You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it."

"Lost time is never found again."

"Stop managing time. Start managing energy and priorities."

"The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities."

"Procrastination is the thief of time."

"Excuses don’t meet deadlines."

"Make every minute matter."

"Fear is the foundation of most excuses."

"Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear."

"Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Excuses are the nails used to build a coffin for your dreams."

"Fear says 'what if,' faith says 'so what?'"

"Don’t let fear write your story."

"Action is the antidote to fear."

"What would you do if you weren’t afraid?"

"Fear is a liar. Don’t believe everything it tells you."

"Whether you think you can or you think you can’t—you’re right."

"Challenges are not roadblocks—they are stepping stones."

"Mistakes are proof that you are trying."

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

"The brain is like a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets."

"Focus on progress, not perfection."

"Every expert was once a beginner."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

"Don’t say ‘I can’t.’ Say ‘I can’t yet.’"

"Growth begins where comfort ends."

"Your potential is hidden in your persistence."

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."

"The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph."

"Small steps every day lead to big results."

"You were born to be real, not to be perfect."

"Keep going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest leaps forward."

"You are stronger than you think."

"One day or day one? You decide."

"Your only limit is the amount of courage you bring each day."

"Rise up, start fresh, see the bright opportunity in each day."

"You don’t need to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step."