A sad woman sitting on a beach thinking.

“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”
Henry David Thoreau

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson

Some days are great, better than you would have expected when you rolled out of the bed in the morning.

Quite a few days are just good and OK days.

And then we have the other ones. The days that just wind up being bad.

What do you do then? I used to let them drag me down and I often wound up having not just one but a couple of bad days because of whatever happened.

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The last month of the year up until Christmas tends to be a busy one with things that need to get done before the next year begins.

It’s also a time for fun office parties, for gift exchanges and a good time to show the people you work with some appreciation.

So in today’s post I want to help you with all of that and share 101 of the most positive, cheerful and motivational Christmas quotes for work.

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How to Overcome Perfectionism: 6 Powerful Habits

A woman holding a mug of coffee with a heartshape in the foam.

“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.”
Edith Schaeffer

One of the most common challenges that people email me about – and I myself have had quite a bit of trouble with – is perfectionism.

It’s an issue that can hold you back in life. Not only from achieving and finishing what you want.

But sometimes from even getting started. While at the same time draining your self-esteem, causing self-doubt and getting you stuck in a negative spiral where it can become harder and harder to start moving forward.

So today I’d like to share 6 things that have helped me – and still helps me to this day – with this destructive and distracting thought habit.

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Winter is a beautiful season with snowy and bright days.

But it’s also a dark and cold time of the year with days that feel too short and work that feels heavier than usual.

For me, this is the time when I find it harder to muster positivity and the motivation that comes easily in spring and summer.

If you’re like me then today’s post will help you out. In it I want to share 105 of the most uplifting, funny and motivational winter quotes for work.

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December can be a busy and tough one.

You got deadlines to meet before the end of the year, reports that need to be done and at the same time you may be a bit tired and mostly longing for some time off.

If that’s the case then today’s post can help you out. In it I want to share 100 of the most motivational, inspirational and funny December quotes.

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A boy with wings looking up at the sky with his arm raised.

When Wednesday rolls around your motivation to keep getting things done may have lessened considerably.

I know that is sometimes the case for me at least.

So in this week’s post I’d like to share the top 20 tips and habits that help me to refuel my motivation to get past that midweek hump and keep working in a focused way until Friday afternoon is here and the weekend awaits.

I hope you’ll find something here to help to make your Wednesday even better.

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