The Power of Belief
We’re sharing these ‘follow your dreams quotes’ because if you believe it is so, then it is so. For you. In your world.
Never underestimate the power of belief supported by effort. Guard your beliefs with care.
Do not let them fall prey to the miserable triplets, Worry, Fear and Doubt. Do not let those saboteurs near your beliefs and dreams, for what you focus on grows, so we must focus on the good
The twins, Faith and Will Power, are strong and able allies. Invite them to live with you and help you create the visions in your dreams. Daily.
Superheroes
“But it’s hard to do the extra.”
“Maybe tomorrow. Because at this moment, I just feel relatively inadequate. Nothing special.”
“Who am I to…?”
Who is anyone?
The superhero is the one who tried and kept on trying day in and day out, for years.
Studies are clear, it isn’t talent that wins but mindset and grit.
“The belief that one’s abilities are limited by one’s genetically prescribed characteristics….manifests itself in all sorts of ‘I can’t’ or ‘I’m not’ statements,” Ericsson and Pool write. The key to extraordinary performance, is “thousands and thousands of hours of hard, focused work.”
~ScientificAmerica.com
Toward helping you anchor your belief in and commitment to your dreams, here are 73 ‘follow your dream quotes’.
Follow Your Dreams Quotes
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
~Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, philosopher, 1817-1862
Your dreams give form to your soul, and each goal achieved brings it more to life until the unseen becomes real.
~LeAura Alderson, writer, editor, creator iCreateDaily.com®
Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
~Farrah Gray, businessman, author, & investor, b.9/9/1984
Success comes from struggle and longevity of effort. Commit to your dreams for the long haul.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.
~By Carol Dweck, Author, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Nothing can stop me from achieving my dreams. I’ve got this.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
~Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist, political activist, 1822-1913
If I don’t yet want it badly enough, then every obstacle can derail me. If I’m committed, then nothing can.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
Having a positive belief that it will all be okay, just means that you will hustle and make it work. Because failure is not even an option in your own mind.
~Natalie Massenet, fashion entrepreneur, former journalist, b.5/13/1965
Daily steps in the direction of your dreams is a proven path to success.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
Believe in your dreams. They were given to you for a reason.
~Katrina Mayer, writer, speaker, ordained interfaith minister
We created iCreateDaily because daily applied effort works. Work the plan and the plan will work.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder – iCreateDaily.com®
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
~Oprah Winfrey, media proprietor, actress, producer, & philanthropist
As you embark in the direction of your dreams, the path becomes more clear and your dreams becomes more real.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily®
Okay, so it’s going to take some effort. Aren’t your dreams worth it?
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
~ Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist & novelist
Follow your dreams for they are the tendrils of your heart rooted in your soul.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
It’s liberating to finally realize that no one is going to discover you. No one has your fate in their hands… no one can keep you from achieving your dreams… but you. And only you can achieve them by the effort you apply.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
~J.K. Rowling, British novelist-Harry Potter, b.7/31/1965
Most people give up way way too soon. Don’t be most people.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
Always remember to fall asleep with a dream and awake with a purpose.
~unknown
Wish it so, and you may not arrive. To achieve the dreams on your horizon you must will it so with every fiber of your being, and with every effort you make.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder – iCreateDaily.com®
“We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.“
~Carol S. Dweck, Author, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, b.10/17/1946
The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.
~ John C. Maxwell, American author, speaker & pastor
If you believe it is so, then it is so. For you. In your world. Never underestimate the power of belief supported by effort.
~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com®
What is done in love is done well.
~ Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter, 1853-1890
Follow your dreams and use your natural-born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow.
~Paul Watson, Canadian-American marine wildlife conservationist
Action and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
You can get what you want or you can just get old.
~Billy Joel, singer-songwriter, b.5/9/1949
Awareness and Dreams Quotes
If your eyes weren’t open, you wouldn’t know the difference between dreaming and waking.
~Richelle Mead, best selling fantasy author, 11/12/1976
Belief and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
“Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.”
~Henry Ford, magnate, founder-Ford Motor Company, 1863-1947\
Change and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
Real change happens by being the thing right now in the moment with every fiber of your existence. Like a method actor so totally immersed in their character they feel, taste, experience and live it.
~Jade Teta, integrative physician, author, entrepreneur, coach
Creators and Entrepreneurs
Building something that matters is a marathon, not a sprint.
~Dragos Bratasanu, Ph.D., entrepreneur, filmmaker, author
“Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men for they may act on their dreams with open eyes and make it possible.”
~T.E. Lawrence, British Army Officer, diplomate, writer, 1888-1935
Courage and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
~Walt Disney, founder-Disneyland & Disney World, 1901-1966
Determination and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
Dreams and Dreaming
Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today.
~James Dean, American actor, 1931-1955
Dreams without effort, evaporate. Effort without dreams is just work.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder – iCreateDaily.com®
A dream without a plan is just a wish.
~Tony Robbins, entrepreneur, author, coach, b.2/29/1960
People think dreams aren’t real just because they aren’t made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.
~Neil Gaiman, English author, b.11/10/1960
A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist, 1804-1864
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
~Langston Hughes, poet, playwright, columnist, 1902-1967
As you embark in the direction of your dreams, the way becomes more clear and your dreams becomes more real.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder-iCreateDaily.com
I don’t know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.
Van Gogh trivia: Van Gogh created about 2,100 artworks, including ~860 oil paintings, mostly done in the last two years of his life.
~Vincent van Gogh, artist, Dutch post-impressionist painter, 1853-1890
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
~Thomas Edward Lawrence (T.E.), British archaeologist, author, 1888-1935
Day and night I always dream with open eyes.
~José Martí, Cuban poet, writer, journalist, 1853-1895
Fear and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
~ Les Brown, American motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur
Freedom and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
Today, you are free to pursue your dreams and do the work you love.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder-iCreateDaily.com®
Goals and Follow Your Dream Quotes
Your dreams turned into goals anchors them to reality and become the scaffolding of your success.
~LeAura Alderson, cofounder – iCreateDaily.com®
If your passion is not evident… if your life goal isn’t clear, don’t worry. It’s rare to see any destination before you arrive. Chances are you know the general direction to head in.
~LeAura Alderson, Cofounder-CreateDaily.com®
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.
~Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American steel magnate, philanthropist, 1835-1919
Hard Work and Follow Your Dreams Quotes
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
~Colin Powell, retired 4-star general, politician, author, b.4/5/1937
Hope and Dreams Quotes
We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming… well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.”
~Amy Tan, Chinese-American author, b.2/19/1952
Imagination and Dreams Quotes
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
~Lewis Carroll, author-Alice in Wonderland, 1832-1898
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
~William Arthur Ward,