Whether someone is having a good day or a bad day, all of us can use a few words of encouragement from a family member, friend, co-worker, or anyone else who is in your life. Words of encouragement are kind, uplifting, and motivating for the people who receive them.
Why would someone need some encouragement? Maybe they are having a rough day or a rough time in general. Maybe this person has a goal or a dream that seems way too out of reach. Maybe this individual has suffered a loss or a huge setback.
Whatever the reason is, we can all use a little bit of encouragement from time to time. So use the words below to help you find the right thing to say to that person in your life.
Think about the person you know who needs that extra push of positivity. You can send these words of encouragement through text message, through a note, or you can even say these thoughtful words in person.
Words of Encouragement Quotes
1. Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is. – Anne Frank
2. If at first you do not succeed, then dust yourself off and try again.
3. I have never met a strong person who had an easy past.
4. Always remember that you are much braver and stronger than you think.
5. You are worth much more than you realize.
6. You have to love yourself as much as you want to be loved.
7. Life is way too short to sweat the small stuff.
8. Something will grow from everything that you are going through, and that thing is you.
9. Even the mighty oak once started out as a tiny acorn.
10. Wake up every day with the anticipation that something great is going to happen.
11. You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.
12. God does not give us what we cannot handle.
13. The struggle that you are having today will help you develop the strength that you need for tomorrow.
14. What makes extraordinary people so extraordinary is that they persevere and refuse to give up.
15. Fall down seven times but stand up eight times. That is how you succeed.
16. Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you’ll love it up here. – Donald Trump
17. Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from the negative things.
18. Never allow a stumble on the road to be the end of your journey.
19. Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not always understand it.
20. If you are going through the toughest of times, keep going. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
21. You have the power to write your own story. And at any moment, you can say, “this is not how my story ends.”
22. Just because something is not happening for you today, it does not mean that it will never happen.
23. 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
24. Everything that you need to help you accomplish your goals is already in you.
25. Sometimes all you can do when you are overwhelmed and stressed out is to sit back, breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
26. Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best that you can.
27. Good things rarely happen in just one day. So just take it one day at a time.
28. Sometimes you might find yourself in such a dark place that you think that you have been buried, when in fact you have been planted.
29. It does not matter how slow you go. What matters is that you never give up on your goal.
30. Whenever you are doubting how far you can go, just look back to see how far you have gone.
31. There is something special in you that the world needs.
32. In case you forgot to remind yourself this morning, I just need to tell you how amazing and perfect you are, flaws and all.
33. Sometimes it takes a breakdown in order to have a significant breakthrough.
34. I know you have had a tough journey full of challenges and doubts. Know that I am still right here, cheering you on to the finish line.
35. Even though it may not feel like it, a little progress each day adds up to big results.
36. You are loved, more than you will ever know.
37. You are allowed to scream in frustration and you are allowed to cry with despair. But you are not allowed to give up on yourself.
38. It always seems like such an impossible thing until it is done.
39. You are capable of amazing things. You just do not realize it yet.
40. Believing in yourself is the first step to success.
41. Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins. – Jim Rohn
42. Much later down the road, you will look back and be glad that you never gave up.
43. You have been given this seemingly impossible mountain to show others that it can be moved.
44. Never be afraid or apologetic for what you are doing when you know that it is right.
45. When you are thinking about how much further you have to go, never forget how far you have already come.
46. You can be an unstoppable force if you choose to believe in yourself.
47. Stand tall and fight for the things that you believe in.
48. The greatest people in this world did not get far in life by being like everybody else. Be yourself and you will shine bright.
49. While some days might be a lot harder than others, look for something positive in every day.
50. You are still a work in progress, which means you will get there one step at a time. Do not beat yourself up because these things do not happen overnight.
51. Train yourself to see the beauty and blessing in everything.
52. While life can be a bit confusing and painful at times, it will all make sense one day.
53. When you feel as if you are about to give up on everything, just remember it is just a bad day that you are going through, not a bad life.
54. Soon, things will be brighter because you are a fighter.
55. You can only fail if you stop trying.
56. Do not be afraid of storms. Instead, learn how to steer your ship.
57. A hardship in life often prepares an ordinary person for something extraordinary.
58. Success is the best revenge that you can ever have. Do not worry about those other people. Focus on your success and that will be enough.
59. Do not think, just do.
60. The harder the conflict is, the more glorious the triumph.
61. Why let the day run you when you can choose to run it?
62. Put your best effort into everything that you do. Because what you reap now is what you will harvest later.
63. Act instead of asking. For it is your actions that will ultimately define who you are.
64. You can never go into the past and make a new beginning, but you can always change the way your story will end.
65. You never know when one kind act or a word of encouragement could change another person’s life forever.
66. Make the choice to be a warrior instead of a worrier.
67. The only way for you to do great work is to love what you do for a living.
68. I have noticed that the older I become, the more I realize that it is okay to live a life that is not always understood by others.
69. You have to learn to trust the journey that you are on, even when you do not always understand it.
70. Promise me that you will never change. To me, you are perfect just the way you are.
71. If plan A does not work, remember that there are 25 more letters left in the alphabet.
72. Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. Instead, it empties it of its strength.
73. We rise by lifting up those who are around us.
74. Words of encouragement after a failure mean much more than words of praise after a success.
75. Instead of counting your days, try making your days count.
76. If you can dream it, then you can achieve it.
77. Try to be a shining light in this world.
78. My whole life turned around when I began to count my blessings.
79. Remember that rejection is a normal part of life. It means that you are actually trying to make things happen instead of sitting down and refusing to even try.
80. Try to have faith in the bigger picture. You might not see it now because the masterpiece that is your journey is not yet finished, but one day you will be able to look back at all your hard work knowing that you accomplished what you set out to do.
81. Press on – nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent. – Calvin Coolidge
82. When you find that you are feeling lost, just remember how strong you are. Remember everything that you have already been through. If you survived those things, then you can get through this.
83. You are a fighter. Not everyone would be able to live through what you have been through.
84. You are strong and wonderful in my eyes.
85. You have the power to write your own story.
86. Instead of telling yourself that you can’t, tell yourself that you can and you will see how many doors open up for you.
87. When you choose to believe in yourself, others will believe in you as well.
88. Your mistakes are proof that you are trying.
89. You will not always feel like singing a song in your heart every day. But sing anyway.
90. Be strong, because you never know who might be looking up to you.
91. The way that your day goes will depend on the way the corners of your mouth turn, so you might as well smile and tackle the day head on.
92. Your value will never go down based on someone’s inability to see the value in you or your work.
93. You have not yet failed until you stop trying.
94. Sometimes what we think our trials turn out to be blessings in disguise.
95. Instead of giving yourself a list of reasons why, begin to give yourself reasons why you can.
96. When one door closes, another one opens. Do not focus so much on the closed door that you fail to notice that a new door has opened itself to you.
97. When you have reached the end of your rope, do not give up yet. Tie a knot and keep hanging on.
98. While the caterpillar might call it the end of the world, the rest of the world calls it a butterfly.
99. A problem is just another word for an opportunity that has thorns on it.
100. Take risks. If you succeed, you will be happy and if you do not, you will at least be wiser from the experience.
101. A bend in the road only means an end in the road if you decide to not make the turn.
102. Never allow anyone to make you forget that you deserve happiness in this world.
103. Keep pushing for change. Because if you do not care, why should anyone else?
104. Even when you have nothing left to hold onto, you can still have hope. You can still have faith in yourself and the strength to turn things around.
105. The great thing about life is that tomorrow is always a new day. It is never too late to begin a new chapter in your life, one that you are happy and proud about.
106. At the end of the day, you are the one who will write your own story. So stop living on autopilot, pick up the pen and start writing your story the way you want it to be.
107. Never be afraid to spread your wings and fly. Even if you have never done it before, allow yourself to take a leap of faith so that you may soar.
108. There is no try, there is only do.
109. Every small climb upward puts you even closer to the peak of the mountain. Remember that every little bit counts.
110. Big dreams and a whole lot of dedication are a very powerful combination to have.
111. You can succeed if you put your heart, mind, and soul into it.
112. Just because your path is different from the one others have taken, it does not mean that you are lost. It just means that you are forging your own way.
113. You are not stuck and you do not have a fate that has already been decided for you. So break out of that path if you need to, and make your own destiny.
114. One kind word can completely change someone else’s day for the better.
115. Believing that you can do it is half the challenge.
116. Sometimes you have to say no to a few good things to make room for a lot of great things.
117. Never be afraid to speak the truth, even when your voice shakes.
118. If you want to see things change, then focus on building the new instead of focusing on fighting what is old.
119. There is no brighter beauty out there than a good heart.
120. When you are feeling hopeless about the future, remember that things can only go up from rock bottom.
121. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. No matter where you might find yourself right now, there is always a way out and you always have the power to find a way through the storm.
122. Life has a way of mirroring you. It will smile at you if you smile at it.
123. There are times where you will need to forget what is gone. Instead, appreciate what remains and look forward to what is yet to come.
124. If the plan does not work, then change the plan. It does not mean that you have to change the goal.
125. I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it. – Audrey Hepburn
126. There is untapped opportunity in each new day.
127. Grow through what you go through and you will come out stronger than you were before.
128. You can sit here wishing or you can get up and make it happen.
129. You can dream about success or you can work for it.
130. Be brave and take risks because there is nothing like experience.
131. Every moment in life is its own new beginning.
132. Why try to fit in with everyone else when you were born to stand out?
133. Without your struggles, you would not have found your strength.
134. Even when you are full of despair, remember that a broken crayon can still color.
135. Do not stumble over something that is already behind you.
136. Every expert of anything once started out as a complete beginner. You have to start somewhere.
137. Every morning you are given a chance to be a happier version of yourself.
138. Sometimes a difficult road can lead you to a beautiful destination.
139. A year is full of 365 opportunities.
140. Put a positive outlook on your day and you will see the joy in everything.
141. It can be hard to wait, but remember that good things take time.
142. If it were not for the darkness of night, then the stars would never be able to shine.
143. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass you by. It is about learning how to dance in the middle of the rain.
144. You survived because the fire inside you burned brighter than the fire that surrounded you.
145. In hard times, be the strong person that God made you to be.
146. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you…I will strengthen you and help you.” Isaiah 41:10
147. God changes caterpillars into butterflies and coal into diamonds. These things take time and pressure. Do not doubt that he is also working on making you into something that is just as beautiful.
148. Always remember that God has a plan for you.
149. Do not be afraid to start a huge project like Noah did. It does not matter what other people will think of you.
150. Do not pray for an easier life. Pray to be stronger instead.
151. Remember to have FAITH. That means Forwarding All Issues To Heaven.
152. God did not bring you this far only to abandon you.
153. Often we women are risk averse. I needed the push. Now, more than ever, young women need more seasoned women to provide that encouragement, to take a risk, to go for it. Once a glass ceiling is broken, it stays broken.” – Jennifer Grahnolm
154. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
155. You are made in God’s image and that alone makes you special.
156. Rejection is God’s way of saying that you were headed in the wrong direction. Have faith that the right thing will come along.
157. Blessed are those who believe that God will fulfill his promise to them.
158. Whenever you are lost, remember that God is with you.
159. Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
160. Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you.
161. I call on the Lord in my distress and he answers me.
162. The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
163. Remember that in God’s eyes, you are beautiful.
164. When we put our troubles in God’s hands, then he will put his peace in our hearts.
165. Even when you feel like you have nothing left, you can still have faith that things will get better.
166. A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. – Vince Lombardi
167. God sees you, and to God, you matter.
168. Waiting is a part of having faith in God.
169. Every day is a wonderful gift from God.
170. Let the joy of the Lord be your strength.
171. Be afraid of nothing, for nothing is greater than your God.
172. Remember that your God is bigger than your problems.
173. Let your faith be different than your fears.
174. So far, you have survived 100 percent of your worst days. That makes you a strong person.
175. Just remember that every great achievement was once believed to be impossible. If you can believe that you can do it, you have to at least try to make it happen.
176. Get rid of the words “I can’t” in your vocabulary and you will be amazed what you can accomplish.
177. Start now. Do what you can do to make your dreams happen. Even if it is one small step at a time.
178. Every day may not necessarily a good one, but there is always something good to be found in each day.
179. We are most defined by how well we rise after we fall.
180. Believe in yourself and the rest will follow.
181. Let God be your rock and salvation.
182. With God, all things are possible.
183. Today is going to be a really good day.
184. Today is tomorrow’s yesterday.
