100+ Sources of Inspiration
Because we all need a little inspiration sometimes.
Sometimes we all need that little push. A little bit of motivation, an inspiring story, a quote, a video — anything that will encourage us to act or to feel better about our situation.
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.”
Zig Ziglar
I dedicate my time to finding and sharing inspiring things at my blog because I have been “saved” countless times by the vast amounts of positivity, motivation and inspiration that exists on the internet.
By finding and sharing inspiring content, I am “paying back” but I'm also “paying forward”, hoping to inspire others and share a positive message.
I have well over 400 sources of inspiration at my blog, from websites to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Podcasts, and so much more.
I add more inspiring things each week as I find them and as they're sent to me; there seems to be an endless supply of inspiration out there :-)
It’s great to be inspired, but it’s even better to be inspiring, so please feel free to share this with anyone who you think may benefit from it.
If you want to share something inspiring or have it featured on Every Day Should Be Fun then please contact me
And so to the list…
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Be Happy — Daily thought provoking quotations.
Ralph Marston — Creator of GreatDay.com, delivering wholesome wisdom daily since 1995- yes 1995!
1000 Awesome things — Reminding us the little things in life can be the most awesome.
Robin Sharma — Short and insightful tweets throughout the day.
Positive Troll — The Positive Troll tweets light hearted, positive and often witty notes to “sharpen your pitchfork of productivity.”
TED Talks — Inspiring and game changing talks from the world’s greatest minds.
99U — Tweeting links to their thought provoking content.
Greatness HQ — Motivation, inspiration and quotes.
Kid President — A 10 year old motivational speaker.
Think Different — Because life is too short to think like everyone else.
Do Something Different. — Changing behaviour with small positive actions or One Do At A Time.
Fulfilment Daily — New online magazine delivering the latest science-backed news for a happier life.
Brendon Burchard — Links to pictures, videos and Brendon’s refreshingly simple approach to life.
Finer Minds — Grow your mind, body and spirit. Expand your horizons. Be inspired.
The Change Blog — A community of 40,000 people making positive change happen.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring people on Twitter)
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Positive Life Tips — Uplifting quotes. Inspirational sayings. Life Changing Advice.
Live Life Happy — Daily quotes to enjoy and share.
Some Helpful Quotes — Some bright and vibrant quotes to get you through your day.
ChiBirdart — Cute, everyday drawings to brighten your day.
Instapositivity — Positive Vibes For Free :)
Encouragemeant — Meant to encourage and inspire.
Inspire Pixels — Your daily dose of pixels that inspire, motivate and encourage.
Achieve The Impossible — Dream. Plan. Achieve.
Motivational Page — Here to inspire and motivate you to achieve your goals and dreams.
The Happiness Institute — Posts by Dr. Happy.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring people on Instagram)
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YouTube
Muscle Prodigy — Aimed at body builders and athletes, there is a lot to be said for the “never give up” messages which resonate in nearly every video.
Daily Locker Room — Every Day “coach Giggs” gives you a brief 2–3 minute “Pep” talk about life and business, tackling one topic in each video. With 1000+ uploaded already and a new one every day, it’s worth checking out.
ET The Hip Hop Preacher — From Thank God It’s Monday (TGIM)to his motivational mixtape and the famous “guru” story — Eric Thomas posts new content weekly and is not to be missed.
SoulPancake — The people that brought us the amazing Kid President.
The School of Life — Tackling some of life’s pressing issues affecting our performance and happiness.
Upworthy — Inspiring and thought provoking videos, designed to be shared.
TED — “Ideas worth spreading” is the TED mantra and their YouTube channel contains hundreds of their best videos.
Mateusz M — Clips of movies and sporting events, overlaid with famous motivational speeches and music make Mateusz M’s videos highly addictive- some of them with millions of views.
Motivation Grid — The Channel for MotivationGrid.com, a BuzzFeed style site sharing inspiring viral content.
Headspace — Headspace is dedicated to meditation and mindfulness.
Actualised.org — Master your psychology. Create an extraordinary life.
Lewis Howes — Founder of The School of Greatness and all round passionate amazing person.
Wellcast — In this quirky, animated show, they explore the physical, mental and emotional paths to wellness.
Super Soul Sunday — Oprah’s day time self help talk show.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows — Giving names to complex feelings which we all share, but struggle to verbalise.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring people on YouTube )
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Action for Happiness — Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier society.
The Happy Page — What makes you HAPPY? Let them know and they’ll illustrate it!
Great Minds — Focussing on great minds, artists and thoughts.
Happify — Using science based activities to lead a more fulfilling life.
Six Seconds — Supporting people to create positive change through emotional intelligence.
Think Simple Now — Advice that’s applicable to daily life.
99U — It’s not about ideas, it’s about making ideas happen.
Daily Good — News that inspires.
TED — Ideas worth spreading.
Power of Positivity — Celebrating positive thinking and attitude.
Humans of New York — Inspiring every day stories of the inhabitants of New York City.
Good news shared — Good News and charity stories primarily from the UK.
Life is good — Positive quotes, links and stories.
Daily discipline — Rory Vaden’s Facebook page, inspiring entrepreneurial content.
Sean Stephenson — Motivational speaker, author and one of the most upbeat people I’ve ever come across.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring people on Facebook)
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Google +
Daily Dose of Motivation — Inspiring picture quotations.
Values.com — Changing life — one value at a time.
Every Day Power Blog — Inspiring quotes, posts and infographics.
BigThink — Big idea hunters.
Pick The Brain — Focussing on productivity, motivation and self education.
Funders and Founders — Original infographics relating to life and business.
Marc and Angel — Self improvement quotes, tips and articles.
Success Magazine — Articles focussing on personal and business success.
Addicted2Success — The World Famous Success, Inspiration & Motivation Website.
Purpose Fairy —The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring people on Google Plus)
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Websites
Zenhabits.net — Focussing on simplicity, honesty and change- Leo Babauta offers ideas to change your life.
6seconds.org — Creating positive change by increasing emotional intelligence.
Greatday.com — Daily wisdom and insight from Ralph Marston.
Personalexcellence.co — One of the largest personal development websites full of original content.
Calm.com — A simple, well executed idea. A place to be calm.
Thoughtquestions.com — A website full of questions to provoke thought and action.
Ted.com — Ideas worth spreading and 1000+ talks.
Marcandangel.com — Hundreds of original articles about life, love and relationships.
Stevepavlina.com — One of the first self improvement websites and one of the best.
Happier.com — More of an app than a website, Happier encourages you to collate 3 things which made you happy each day.
Pixelthoughts.co — Worried about something? pop it in this website and watch it disappear..
Goodnet.org — Connecting you to what’s good in the world.
Positively Happy — 24–7 Happy and inspiring internet radio.
Do nothing for 2 minutes — Relax and refocus by doing nothing for 2 minutes.
FourHourBlog — Tim Ferriss’ blog covering learning, self improvement, language and much more.
(Want more? 50+ more inspiring Websites)
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People
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Ideas
The Sword Crafter’s Parable — Perfection is obsession.
Priming the pump — You have to put in, to take out.
Wyctwylatttylac — Simple yet powerful.
Do it anyway — You regret most the things you don’t do.
SWH — Why not just SWH?
five.sentenc.es — Because less is more.
Return on time — Watch the seconds and the minutes look after themselves.
Upgrade yourself — You upgrade your phone regularly don’t you?
No news is good news — Give up the news. now!
Look up — don’t look down, look up!
(Want more? Lots more inspiring ideas)
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James is the creator of Every Day Should Be Fun, a blog dedicated to finding and sharing inspiring content. Learn more about his story, his goal and his legacy.
