The Impact of Your Every Day Actions
These quotes will make you consider the importance and influence of your life.
Small, every day efforts add up to big effects.
This has never been obvious to me then when I sat down to write my first novel. At first, the process of wresting a three hundred page document from the bowels of my mind seemed as unlikely as a knock on the door from Publisher’s Clearinghouse, presenting me with a check for six hundred thousand dollars.
But I kept writing, five hundred words a day, and sure enough, in about a year I had a serviceable draft of a book. (I ended up cutting a lot of words, but that’s a story for another time.)
When I’m faced with something difficult in life, it helps me if I remember that my small actions can add up to a big impact. Here are — quotes to inspire you to keep going.
10 thought-provoking quotes about the impact of your every day actions
- “Recognize that every interaction you have is an opportunity to make a positive impact on others.” Shep Hyken
2. “Every action we take impacts the lives of others around us.” Arthur Carmazzi
3. “Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.” Simon Sinek
4. “The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.” Tony Robbins
5. “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” Stephen Covey
6. “Small changes and small steps can create massive impact.” Melissa McCreery
7. “You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.” Nelson Mandela
8. “I’ve always had a philosophy that position doesn’t define power. Impact defines power. What impact are you making on people? What impact are you making on business?” Mindy Grossman
9. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” Les Brown
10. “Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.” Jane Fonda
It took Michelangelo four years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
It probably seemed like a long time to him while he was working.
But imagine if he’d gotten frustrated and stopped.
Keep going.
