15 Quotes to Get Your Head in the Right Place at Work Marla Gottschalk

15 Quotes to Get Your Head in the Right Place at Work Marla Gottschalk Photo by Norbert Levajsics on Unsplash Not every day can begin with unbridled enthusiasm. We all have days when our emotional status is just not in the right place. Personally, Im never sure about the root cause of my malaise. It could be anything I suppose, a stressful interaction that has lingered, a bad dream or the cheesecake I had last night for dessert. However, it can spell trouble for my day. Changing the dynamic, becomes the first order of business. Sometimes, I opt to read New Yorker cartoons.   Sometimes, I call a trusted colleague or friend. If all else fails, I read quotes about work life, career and inspiration. Here are some of my favorite mood changing quotes. I hope they offer you what you might need to impact your day for the better. Choose a job you love and youll never have to work a day in your life. Confucius Its not the load that breaks you down, its the way you carry it. Lou Holtz Do your work with your whole heart and you will succeed there is so little competition. Elbert Hubbard All things are difficult before they are easy. Thomas Fuller The harder I work, the luckier I get Samuel Goldwyn Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people dont recognize them. Ann Landers The secret of getting ahead, is getting started. Mark Twain It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves. William Shakespeare When we no longer can change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor E. Frankl There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. Indira Gandhi Study the past, if you would divine the future. Confucius A career is wonderful, but you cant curl up with it on a cold night. Marilyn Monroe Food, love, career and mothers, the four major guilt groups. Cathy Guisewite Believe you can and you are halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale Share your favorites in the comments section. I am sure I have missed more than a few classics. Dr. Marla Gottschalk is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist who focuses on empowering work through the development of a strong foundation. She is a charter member of the LinkedIn Influencer Program. Her thoughts on work life have appeared in various outlets including the Harvard Business Review, Talent Zoo, Forbes, Quartz and The Huffington Post.