Zig Ziglar once said, “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.”

If you’re going to take him up on his advice, then you’re going to need more than just a few motivational tips to make a daily habit of investing in your own personal growth.

So if you’re looking to improve your quality of life or get out of your comfort zone in order to make big changes, let these quotes inspire you to invest in your personal growth.

On the surface, investing in yourself seems simple. You find a goal and invest time, effort, money, or all three towards reaching it. 

For example, if your goal is to improve your fitness, then you’ll need to invest in a pair of running shoes or a gym membership. But you’ll also have to invest time and effort into working out regularly to see results.

Here’s where it gets complicated.

Results don’t always show right away. In some cases, they might not show at all, or at least, not in the way you expected. That’s when it’s easy to give up. But the people who find ways to enjoy the process, not just the results, are the ones who can push through the highs and lows of their personal development journeys.

Investing in yourself means finding ways to reach your self-improvement goals that you actually enjoy. For example, if you dread running on the treadmill at the gym, you can try running outside on a trail to see if you enjoy the experience more. 

It can also mean investing in things that benefit you along the way, like a massage to help sore muscles after an intense workout. 

Benefits of investing in yourself

Investing in yourself takes time, but there are short and long-term benefits that you’ll recognize while working to accomplish your goal.

One of the immediate perks of self-investment is that it’s exciting to start something new. Many people are focused on being interesting, but few realize how important it is to be interested in the things you do everyday. When you choose to pursue a goal like saving money, you can’t help but be interested and excited to actually do it.

That initial excitement will likely wear off as pursuing your goals becomes part of your daily routine. But when it does, you’ll hopefully have formed healthy habits that move you closer to your goals and make you feel good.

If you take the time to enjoy the journey and appreciate it, then you’ll also enjoy a long-term self-esteem boost. After all, even if you never reach your goals, you’ll always get closer by trying than you would by doing nothing.

The benefits don’t end here though. If your self-improvement goals come with a hefty price tag, you can make the most of your investment with Accrue Savings. 

Accrue Savings rewards savers through exclusive partnerships with brands that help people do everything from travel the world to invest in a straighter smile.

The foundation of any personal development journey is investing in your confidence. No matter how well you plan or work towards your goals, self-doubt will weigh you down like an anchor. If you build your confidence, then it will be the foundation that you stand on while reaching for your goals. 

5 quotes to remember

“To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.” – Robin Sharma

“Self-worth is so vital to your happiness. If you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else.” – Sandy Hale

“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.” – Henry David Thoreau

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." – Louise May Alcott

Nothing worthwhile comes easy, so you’re going to run into disappointments and setbacks while pursuing your goals. Even though your well-being is worth fighting for, it can be hard to push yourself to try again after a failure or string of failures. But you only fail if you stop trying.

That’s why motivation to keep trying is key, especially when things get hard.

One way to create the motivation to stay on your self-improvement journey is to try techniques like the Pomodoro method. Or you can create a detailed list of smaller goals that lead towards accomplishing a larger one. 

Imagine climbing a mountain. If your only goal is to make it to the summit, then everyday you don’t make it there will feel like a failure, even though you’ve climbed the entire time. 

But if you add small measurable goals, like to make it a certain elevation or climb faster than the day before, then you’ll get the fulfillment of accomplishing something — even though you haven’t achieved your overall goal yet.

Accrue Savings helps you do just that. Our solution gives people measurable savings goals and rewards them when they hit those goals with deals from our exclusive partnerships.

5 quotes to remember

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

“You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

“First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.” – Octavia Butler

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

Building motivation for personal growth is one of the best investments you can make. But even the most motivated people can become complacent if they don’t pay attention to themselves, their actions, and their results.

Here’s why. 

Think about what happens if you do the same workout everyday. As your body gets stronger, the workout gets easier. Even though the workout may be the same, if it’s no longer difficult, then you won’t get any stronger. 

When you create a habit of investing in yourself and pursuing your goals, it can be easy to rest in the fact that you’re trying. However, if you rest too long in that fact and don’t push for measurable accomplishments, then your growth will lose fuel. That’s why you must reflect on your actions and be aware of what they accomplish and how they affect your well-being.

Plus, self-reflection is a great way to come up with creative solutions to accomplish your goals. You can start by asking if you’re testing yourself, if you’re getting closer to your goals or further away, and if what you’re doing to invest in yourself right now makes you feel like you’re growing.

5 quotes to remember

“In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances to shape our lives by default.” – Stephen Covey

“Self-awareness allows you to self-correct.” – Bill Hybels

“The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.” – Ursula K. Le Guin

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” – Ralph Ellison

“Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes.” – Lawrence Bossidy

So many people think life’s learning opportunities end after they graduate or receive a certain degree. The truth is that there are learning opportunities throughout life. Learning to recognize and pursue them is one of the best investments you can make towards your personal growth. 

Recognizing gaps in your knowledge that need to be filled with continuous learning is a key benefit of being self-aware. Of course, you need the motivation and confidence to pursue learning opportunities, especially if it’s something new that you’re a total beginner at.

Accrue Savings makes it easier to take the leap into learning something new, or relearning something that you thought you knew. If you’re saving for education costs or other large purchases, we’ll help you track your savings and even let others contribute to your goals.

5 quotes to remember

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” – Henry Ford

“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardour and attended with diligence.” – Abigail Adams

“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” – B.B. King

When you try all of the above and still don’t see the results of investing in yourself in the ways you hoped for, there’s only one thing that can give you the motivation to keep trying.

The fact that you’re trying your best. 

After all, if you give something your best effort, even if you don’t accomplish your goal, you’ll know you did everything you could to get there. But it takes self-reflection and courage to decide if you’re genuinely trying your best, or if you could put in more effort.

5 quotes to remember

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

“Perfection is impossible; just strive to do your best.” – Angela Watson

“Don’t bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown

“The most important thing is, whatever you do decide to choose, take it seriously and do your best.” – Tom Sturridge

Make the best investment in yourself with Accrue Savings

No matter what your personal growth goal is, you’ll only get there by investing in yourself.

And Accrue Savings is here to help you do that. With our platform, you can easily save, track how much you’ve saved, and get rewarded when you reach your goals — thanks to our incredible partners.

Nothing happens without you taking the first steps though, so get to work and jumpstart your personal development with Accrue Savings!