What motivates you to give back and have compassion for others? Does improving your community motivate us? Is your motivation driven by a personal experience? Do we just want to do a good job so that we can feel good about ourselves? Any or all of these questions might be your reason for being charitable.

When trying to do good for others, we need motivation to keep pursuing our vision. Here is a selection of quotes for you. Hopefully one, or some, of them will have a positive impact on your mindset.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. (Samuel Beckett)

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. (Mother Teresa)

If not now, when? (Rabbi Hillel)

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34 NIV)

Nothing happens until something moves. (Albert Einstein)

To change the world, change your mind. (Unknown)

Let us sing a new song, not with our lips, but with our lives. (Saint Augustine)

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. (Dalai Lama)

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. (Dr. Seuss)

We are what we believe we are. (C.S. Lewis)

Gratitude is the best medicine. (Unknown)

It always seems impossible until it's done. (Nelson Mandela)

One joy scatters a hundred griefs. (Chinese Proverb)

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. (Emily Dickenson)

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid of standing still. (Chinese Proverb)

The quotes listed above have one thing in common. They are meant to inspire and motivate you in any area of your life. The task of fundraising, or organizing a charity event can be daunting. When morale is low, and you or your team need a morale booster, just let them know, "today is just a good day in disguise." (Paul Venghaus)