![]() “The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” -Walt Disney.“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” -Mae Jemison.“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” -Ruth Bader Ginsberg.“If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn’t anything you can’t do if you want to.” -Jim Henson.“Everybody has talent, it’s just a matter of moving around until you’ve discovered what it is.” -George Lucas.It’s the hard that makes it great.” -Tom Hanks “If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it.Perfection is the enemy.” -Sheryl Sandberg “Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment.“Nothing that’s worth anything is easy.” -Barack Obama.“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain.“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” -Michelle Obama.And above all, it takes a willingness to try.” -Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal These motivational quotes for kids from powerful thinkers (and parents) such as Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Atul Gawande are a good way to keep your children motivated, moving forward and pushing through whatever comes their way. One way to help them learn this without bringing them down is to focus on the getting-through-it part, on staying motivated through struggle, and the reward that can come from a rough slog. As parents, we try to make our kids’ lives easier, but it also becomes clear pretty fast that preparing them for hardship and teaching them how to cultivate motivation to push through difficult times is even more important. But it’s just as important to embrace life’s obstacles - to lean into them and learn from them. ![]() It’s always important to keep perspective and see the positive sides of a situation.
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