Mel Robbins is a renowned motivational and keynote speaker, a CNN legal and social commentator and the author of the bestselling book “The 5 Second Rule.”
She’s also a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the Confidence Project, a media and digital learning company working with Fortune 500 brands.
Mel Robbins has a no-BS approach to personal change, human behaviour and mindset which a lot of people find that they can relate to and her TedX Talk has been view over 14 million times.
She’s very focused on taking action and so I’ve put together 75 motivational Mel Robbins quotes that are sure to inspire you to take action. Enjoy!
75 Motivational Mel Robbins Quotes
1. “Start before you’re ready. Don’t prepare, begin.” – Mel Robbins
2. “If you only ever did the things you don’t want to do, you’d have everything you’ve ever wanted.” – Mel Robbins
3. “You need to hear this loud and clear: No one is coming. It is up to you.” – Mel Robbins
4. “You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.” – Mel Robbins
5. “There’s one thing that is guaranteed to increase your feelings of control over your life: a bias toward action.” – Mel Robbins
6. “Your feelings don’t matter. The only thing that matters is what you do.” – Mel Robbins
7. “The 5 Second Rule: The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.” – Mel Robbins
8. “Passion is not a thing, it’s a state of mind.” – Mel Robbins
9. “That’s the problem with so many adults, we’re all focused on getting it perfect, instead of trying. What ever happened to good enough?” – Mel Robbins
10. “That’s what it takes to get what you want. Not big scary leaps once a year. It takes small, but irritating moves every single day.” – Mel Robbins
11. “When it comes to change, goals, and dreams, you have to bet on yourself.” – Mel Robbins
12. “There will always be someone who can’t see your worth. Don’t let it be you.” – Mel Robbins
13. “Life is gritty and hard and then suddenly it is brilliant and amazing.” – Mel Robbins
14. “We are all so afraid of uncertainty that we want a guarantee before we even try. We want evidence that if we take a risk we will “get the girl”. It’s a numbers game. To play any game, you have to start. To win, you need to keep going. If you want to make your dreams come true, get ready for the long game. Life is not a one and done sort of deal. You’ve got to work for what you want. Picasso created nearly 100 masterpieces in his lifetime. But what most people don’t know is that he created a total of more then 50,000 works of art… That’s two pieces of art a day. Success is a numbers game. You are not going to win if you keep telling yourself to wait. The more often that you choose courage, the more likely you’ll succeed.” – Mel Robbins
15. “In any area of your life that you want to change, adopt this rule. Just do the things that you don’t want to do.” – Mel Robbins
16. “Anytime there’s something you know you should do, but you feel uncertain, afraid, or overwhelmed…just take control by counting backwards 5- 4- 3- 2- 1. That’ll quiet your mind. Then, move when you get to “1.” Counting.” – Mel Robbins
17. “That’s an instinct reminding you of the goal. That’s your inner wisdom, and it’s important to pay attention to it, no matter how small or silly that instinct may seem.” – Mel Robbins
18. “You aren’t battling your ability to stick to a diet, execute a business plan, repair a broken marriage and rebuild your life, hit your goals, or win over a bad manager – you are battling your feelings about doing it. You are more than capable of doing the work to change anything for the better, despite how you feel. Feelings are merely suggestions, ones you can ignore. To change you must do the same, you must ignore how you feel, and just do it anyway.” – Mel Robbins
19. “Right before we’re about to do something that feels difficult, scary or uncertain, we hesitate. Hesitation is the kiss of death. You might hesitate for a just nanosecond, but that’s all it takes. That one small hesitation triggers a mental system that’s designed to stop you. And it happens in less than—you guessed it—five seconds.” – Mel Robbins
20. “If you have one of those impulses that are pulling you, if you don’t marry it with an action within 5 seconds, you pull the emergency break and kill the idea.” – Mel Robbins
21. “If you have the courage to start, you have the courage to succeed.” – Mel Robbins
22. “There is only one you. And there will never be another one. That’s your power.” – Mel Robbins
23. “Change your decisions and you’ll change your life. And what will change your decisions more than anything? Courage.” – Mel Robbins
24. “Seth Godin once wrote “a different part of our brains is activated when we think about what’s possible rather than what’s required.” I believe the same is true when we think about being courageous, rather than focusing on the fears that stop us. It’s the difference between focusing on the solution rather than the problem, and that tiny switch is mentally liberating.” – Mel Robbins
25. “Win or lose, at least I’m doing something.” – Mel Robbins
26. “I may not be perfect, but I am worthy.” – Mel Robbins
27. “You have been assigned this mountain so that you can show others it can be moved.” – Mel Robbins
28. ““Locus of control.” The more that you believe that you are in control of your life, your actions and your future, the happier and more successful you’ll be.” – Mel Robbins
29. “If you can’t get yourself out of bed, then you’ll never be able to pursue all of the other changes that you want to make in your life. And if you take that simple step of taking control of your mornings, you’ll catalyze a chain of events that leads to change everywhere.” – Mel Robbins
30. “What I discovered is powerful: pushing yourself to take simple actions creates a chain reaction in your confidence and your productivity.” – Mel Robbins
31. “When it comes to goals, dreams, and changing your life, your inner wisdom is a genius. Your goal-related impulses, urges, and instincts are there to guide you. You need to learn to bet on them.” – Mel Robbins
32. “it’s not the big moves that change everything—it’s the smallest ones in your everyday life that do.” – Mel Robbins
33. “Work expands to whatever time you give it.” – Mel Robbins
34. “Change is hard. Logically, we know what we should do, but our feelings about doing it make our decision for us. How you feel in the moment is almost never aligned with your goals and dreams. If you only act when you feel like it, you will never get what you want. You must learn how to separate what you feel from the actions that you take. You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.” – Mel Robbins
35. “If you don’t learn how to untangle your feelings from your actions, you’ll never unlock your true potential.” – Mel Robbins
36. “In all of modern history, no single invention has so perfectly captured the perverse power of the mind to defeat its own best intentions as the snooze button.” – Mel Robbins
37. “You need to recognize that the risk of moving toward your dreams is much lower than the slow, everyday punishment you inflict on yourself by suppressing your dream.” – Mel Robbins
38. “The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will stop you. 5 4 3 2 1 Go!” – Mel Robbins
39. “Knowing what you need to do to improve your life takes wisdom. Pushing yourself to do it takes courage.” – Mel Robbins
40. “Greatness is hearing your truth and speaking it, no matter how your voice shakes.” – Mel Robbins
41. “Stop saying you’re fine; Discover a more powerful you.” – Mel Robbins
42. “In order to do all those things you know you want to do with your life, you have to do things that are difficult, uncertain or scary.” – Mel Robbins
43. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Mel Robbins
44. “Getting what you want is simple, but it’s not easy.” – Mel Robbins
45. “You can always control how you think and how you behave.” – Mel Robbins
46. “There is no right time, there is only right now.” – Mel Robbins
47. “In the scheme of life, it’s not the big things, it’s the little things that make a difference.” – Mel Robbins
48. “The time is now. Stop hitting the snooze button on your life.” – Mel Robbins
49. “That thing that you want, you’ve convinced yourself that you’re ‘fine’ not having it.” – Mel Robbins
50. “Action cures fear.” – Mel RobbinsF
51. “It’s not about making it perfect, it’s about taking action, getting a result, and adjusting accordingly.” – Mel Robbins
52. “A sense of purpose is an incredible alarm clock.” – Mel Robbins
53. “Whatever you choose to do with your existence, do it with everything you’ve got. Let your love be heard and felt by everyone you come into contact with.” – Mel Robbins
54. “Your doubts create mountains. Your actions move them.” – Mel Robbins
55. “Speak as if it’s already accomplished.” – Mel Robbins
56. “You are not supposed to be the same person you were a year, month, day, or even five seconds ago. You are designed to grow.” – Mel Robbins
57. “Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with your hands shaking. Just start.” – Mel Robbins
58. “Be strong. You never know who you are inspiring.” – Mel Robbins
59. “Writing it down makes a difference. Pros set and keep track of their goals. That’s why they’re pros.” – Mel Robbins
60. “Perspective changes everything. What you take for granted someone else considers a luxury. Spend a little extra time being grateful for what you have today.” – Mel Robbins
61. “You do not have to settle for anything less than a life that you’re obsessed with. You deserve to wake up every day thinking you’re dreaming.” – Mel Robbins
62. “Don’t miss out on your life just because you’re too busy scrolling through someone else’s.” – Mel Robbins
63. “Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded.” – Mel Robbins
64. “Your life comes down to your decisions. If you change your decisions, you’ll change everything.” – Mel Robbins
65. “Your problem isn’t ideas. Your problem is you don’t act on them.” – Mel Robbins
66. “Turn off the TV and start investing in your life.” – Mel Robbins
67. “If you are going to doubt something, doubt your limits.” – Mel Robbins
68. “If you change nothing, nothing changes.” – Mel Robbins
69. “Things don’t happen to you, they happen for you!” – Mel Robbins
70. “If you have a problem that can be solved with action, you don’t have a problem.” – Mel Robbins
71. “Either the day runs you or you run the day.” – Mel Robbins
72. “The moment you check email, read the news or surf social media someone else’s priority jump in front of yours. Do you think that Bill Gates and Oprah are lying in bed scrolling through social feeds?” – Mel Robbins
73. “There’s only one thing standing in between you and the life you have always wanted – and that’s you.” – Mel Robbins
74. “Stop thinking you need a miracle. Realize that you are a miracle.” – Mel Robbins
75. “You are one decision away from a completely different life.” – Mel Robbins
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