Without commitment, you'll never start. Without consistency, you'll never finish.

Many fail to finish, but many more fail to start. The hardest work in any work is to start. You can't finish until you start, so get good at starting.

When you are stuck or overwhelmed, focus on the smallest possible thing that moves your project forward.

A year from now, you will wish you had started today. Just start.

Stop making resolutions and start making something. Time is the most precious thing you own.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Did you know you can't steer a boat that isn't moving? Just like a life.

The magic you're looking for is in the work you're avoiding.

Starting requires courage; finishing requires character.

Perfectionism is the enemy of starting; distraction is the enemy of finishing.

The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. The final draft is you telling the world.

Momentum is born from movement - not from planning to move.

Finished is better than perfect, because perfect never gets finished.

The hardest part of any project is the middle - when the novelty has worn off but the end isn't in sight.

Start before you're ready. If you wait until you're ready, you'll be waiting the rest of your life.

Completion is a form of self-respect - it's keeping the promises you made to yourself.

The fear of starting is always worse than the actual starting.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together - but first, you must start the first small thing.

Your future self is counting on your present self to start something today.

The difference between amateurs and professionals is that professionals finish things.

Starting is an act of faith; finishing is an act of will.

You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do - only on what you've done.

The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting finished is not stopping.

Every masterpiece was once someone's messy first attempt.

Don't wait for inspiration - start working and inspiration will find you.

The cost of starting is temporary discomfort. The cost of not starting is permanent regret.

Finishing requires the same courage as starting - the courage to say "this is good enough" and let it go.

Your most important project is the one you haven't started because you're afraid you won't finish it perfectly.

The world is full of half-finished masterpieces - be the exception.

Starting is about potential; finishing is about proof.