It can be easy for all of us to fall into a rut of a routine. We’re living (and surviving) through a global pandemic. The way we’ve been living our lives has been turned upside down and inside out. We’ve missed out on monumental moments and have experienced things in ways we never thought before.

Because of this, it’s easier than ever to be trapped into pit where you lack all inspiration, motivation and drive. More than ever, it’s important that we can come together and pivot. How can we make ourselves or our situation better today?

Listed below are some quotes by influential leaders in business, arts and more to help you get out of that rut:

“True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

“What is not started will never get finished.”

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.”

– Maya Angelou

“Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.”

– Sandra Day O’Connor

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

– Albert Schweitzer

“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at.”

— Jesse Owens

“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”

— Ella Fitzgerald

“There is only one success- to be able to spend your life in your own way.”

– Christopher Morley

 “We find comfort among those who agree with us, and growth among those who don’t.”

-Frank A. Clark

“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.”

-Anne Sweeney