150 Best Monday Motivation Quotes to Kick-Start Your Week

Monday motivation quotes are a great way to start the week off with a positive attitude and a sense of purpose. It can help to motivate you to stay focused and get organized for the upcoming week. Monday’s motivation can come in the form of inspirational quotes, words of encouragement, or even a simple reminder of your goals.

Taking a few moments each Monday to reflect on your goals and focus on the week ahead can help to keep you on track and motivated throughout the week.

There are many ways to get motivated on a Monday. One way is to start the day off with some form of exercise. Exercise helps to release endorphins which increase motivation and can give you an extra boost of energy.

Finally, it is important to remember to take breaks throughout the day. Working nonstop can be counter-productive and lead to burnout. Taking regular breaks can help you stay focused and motivated throughout the day.

150 Monday Motivation Quotes

We’ve compiled a compilation of the greatest Monday motivational quotes to help you get through the day and take on anything that comes your way. These quotes about Monday, which range from humorous to full of optimism about the first day of the week, will make you excited rather than dread the coming week.

So, why are you still waiting? Take a morning coffee and scroll through these inspiring quotes on Monday to give your Monday morning a little unexpected pep.

30 Monday Quotes

1. “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill

2. You do not find a happy life. You make it. – Camilla Eyring Kimball

3. “This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.” – Unknown

4. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyoncé

5. “The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – Benjamin Mays

6. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See ourselves getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

7. “Hey, I know it’s Monday. But it’s also a new day and a new week. And in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.” – Michael Ely

8. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou

9. “The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” – Hasidic

10. “So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends — but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.” – Julio Alexi Genao

11. “The most effective way to do is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart

12. “Life is a fairytale starring you. You have the power to write your own story and be the hero of it, too.” – Joelle Speranza

13. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

14. I really need a day between Sunday and Monday. – Unknown

15. “Every day brings new choices.” – Martha Beck

16. “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” – Serena Williams

17. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield

18. Don’t count the days. Make the days count. – Muhammad Ali

19. “All our dreams can come true—if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

20. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jen Sincero

21. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” – John F. Kennedy

22. Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. – Dalai Lama

23. “Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up & chase them.” – Kristin

24. “Each time you make a good decision or do something nice or take care of yourself; each time you show up to work and work hard and do your best at everything you can do, you’re planting seeds for a life that you can only hope will grow beyond your wildest dreams. Take care of the little things—even the little things that you hate—and treat them as promises to your own future. Soon you’ll see that fortune favors the bold who get sh*t done.” – Sophia Amoruso

25. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine

26. Okay, it’s Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway. – Kimberly Jiménez

27. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn 

28. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

29. “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle

30. “Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

30 Quotes About Monday

31. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

32. “Don’t give it five minutes if you’re not going to give it five years.” – Meghan Markle

33. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

34. It’s Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you’re facing — it’s not permanent. – Unknown

35. “Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

36. “My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.”

37. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 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.” – Michael Jordan

38. This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you. – Unknown

39. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Unknown. 

40. “Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.” – Katia Beauchamp

41. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg

42. The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on. – Charles Dickens

43. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” – Audrey Hepburn

44. “Sometimes, no matter how much people care about you, they won’t always understand or support your vision—and that’s perfectly okay. It’s yours for a reason, so dare to swim against the current in pursuit of whatever it is you dream of. In the end, you will find there’s no greater success than achieving what you believe in and making happen on your own.” – Anixia Rodriguez

45. “You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” – Charlie Chaplin

46. May your coffee be strong and your Mondays are short. – Unknown

47. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier, and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

48. “Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

49.  “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

50. Monday is for people with a mission. – Cristina Imre

51. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

52. “The most effective way to do is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart

53. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

54. Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life. – Ken Poirot

55. “If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war before her 18th birthday, you can get out of bed.” – E. Jean Carroll

56. “If you want to be successful in this world, you have to follow your passion, not a paycheck.” – Jen Welter

57. “It’s not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts.” – Brian White

58. What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. – Ralph Marston

59. “Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

60. “In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.” – Shakira

30 Inspiring Quotes on Monday

61. “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” – Chris Grosser

62. You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou

63. “Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!” – David Dweck

64. “Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

65. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

66. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

67. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

68. 21. “Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist—while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!” – Lori Greiner

69. “Don’t Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much Of Today.” – Will Rogers

70. “Morning is an important time of day because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.” – Lemony Snicket

71. “May your coffee be strong and your Mondays be short.” – Unknown

72. “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” – Oprah Winfrey

73. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin

74. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

75. “Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.” – Ken Poirot

76. “I have the same goal I’ve had ever since I was a girl. I want to rule the world.” – Madonna

77. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

78. Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen. – Sukhraj S. Dhillon

79. “When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it’s Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions.” – Edmond Embiaka

80. “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – Lolly Daskal

81. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson

82. You are in control. Never allow your Monday to be manic. – Andrea L’Artiste

83. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer

84. “Know this one great truth: you are in control of your own life.” – Rachel Hollis

85. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

86. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

87. “OK, it’s Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.” – Kimberly Jiménez

88. “People might think you can turn creativity on and off, but it’s not like that. It just kind of comes out. A mash-up of all these things you collect in your mind. You never know when it’s gonna happen, but when it does … it’s like magic. It’s just that simple and it’s just that hard.”

89. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

90. “Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.” – Beyoncé

30 Quotes on Monday Motivation

91. “Believe on Monday the way you believe on Sunday.” – Rita Schiano

92. “Forget about what you have to do for a second. How do you want to be for today?” – Jane Scudder

93. “Trees that are slow to grow to bear the best fruit.” – Moliere

94. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

95. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.

96. “Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.” – J.K. Rowling

97. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” – Gore Vidal

98. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one!” – Dolly Parton

99. “Even the best weeks start with Monday.” – Nice Peter

100. “Don’t be afraid to get no’s, make mistakes and fail multiple times. That’s gonna give you a thicker skin to follow your passion and your own road!” – Naya Rappaport

101. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

102. The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. – Ayn Rand

103. “It’s Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you’re facing—it’s not permanent.” – Unknown

104. “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

105. “Life offers so many great choices, all you have to do is to see them.” – Unknown

106. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

107. “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

108. “If you’re not making some notable mistakes along the way, you’re certainly not taking enough business and career chances.” – Sallie Krawcheck

109. “Life offers you so many doors, it is up to you which to open and which one to close.” – Unknown

110. “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.” – Elon Musk

111. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes

112. “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi

113. “There are many opportunities in every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all.” – Isabella Koldras

114. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills

115. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

116. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

117. “It’s not the lucky ones who succeed. It’s the ones who decide to go after what they really want.” – Shaina Leis

118. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

119. “You are in control. Never allow your Monday to be manic.” – Andrea L’Artiste

120. “I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.”

30 Motivational Monday Quotes

121. “It’s Monday… time to motivate and make dreams and goals happen. Let’s go!” – Heather Stillufsen

122. “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” – John Wooden

123. “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde

124. “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso

125. “Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don’t rent them out until tomorrow.” – Jerry Spinelli 

126. “In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.” – Jane Smiley

127. “A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.” – Henry Kissinger

128. “The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

129. “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

130. “Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison

131. “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

132. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale

133. “Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars.” –Henry Ford

134. “We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there’s a lot we can do, and there’s a lot we should do.” – Selena Gomez

135. “Never take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.” – Sofía Vergara

136. “It’s natural to want to walk the path of least effort, but the path of least effort bears bitter fruits.” – Sayed H Fatimi

137. “Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso.

138. “So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.” – Caterina Fake

139. “If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan

140. “Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” – Stephanie LaHart

141. “Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” – Stephanie LaHart

142. “Whatever your situation might be, set your mind to whatever you want to do and put a good attitude in it, and I believe that you can succeed.” – Bethany Hamilton

143. “I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” – Miles Davis

144. “Have a dream, chase it down, jump over every single hurdle, and run through fire and ice to get there.” – Whitney Wolfe Herd

145. “Don’t give it five minutes if you’re not going to give it five years.” – Meghan Markle

146. “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” –Muhammad Ali

147. “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” – Ralph Marston

148. “The universe might respect the law of attraction, but it respects a good hustle even more.” – Lilly Singh

149. “I don’t think anything is realistic if you believe you can do it.” – Richard L. Evans

150. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” – Vincent Van Gogh

Tips to Get Motivated on Monday

Set goals: Start your week off on the right foot by setting specific, achievable goals for the week. This will give you a sense of direction and focus and can help to motivate you to get things done.

Create a plan: Develop a plan for the week that breaks down your goals into smaller, manageable tasks. This will help you to prioritize and stay organized and can make it easier to stay motivated.

Prioritize self-care: Make sure to prioritize self-care on Monday and throughout the week. This may involve exercising, eating well, getting enough sleep, and practicing mindfulness or meditation. Taking care of yourself can help to improve your mood and productivity.

Start the day with a positive attitude: A positive attitude can make a big difference in how you approach the day. Start your Monday off on a positive note by focusing on the things that you are grateful for, and reminding yourself of your goals and accomplishments.

Surround yourself with positivity: Surround yourself with positive people and things that can lift your mood and motivate you. This may include listening to uplifting music, reading inspiring quotes, or connecting with supportive friends and colleagues.

Overall, getting motivated on Monday takes effort and commitment, but it can make a big difference in your productivity and overall well-being. By setting goals, taking care of yourself, and maintaining a positive attitude, you can start your week off on the right foot and stay motivated throughout the week.