Jillian Michaels Quotes

“A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.”

— Jillian Michaels

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

— Jillian Michaels

Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. You are strong enough to sit in the space between spaces and allow divine inspiration to shed some light. When you put positive energy and productive effort into the world it will come back to you. Occasionally in ways you might not immediately understand and on a time frame you didn't expect. Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you.

— Jillian Michaels

“Why choose to fail when success is an option?”

— Jillian Michaels

“The past does not define, you the present does.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback-it is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Thriving. That's fighting ... Surviving is barely getting by.”

— Jillian Michaels

Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

— Jillian Michaels

“You know when transformation happens? Right now. It's a present activity. Who is the new you? Show me the new you.”

— Jillian Michaels

“You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Life has a way of working out the way it's meant to.”

— Jillian Michaels

Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.

— Jillian Michaels

“I completely appreciate the importance of fathers but millions of children are without loving homes. I think a child is lucky with one parent who truly loves her.”

— Jillian Michaels

“You've got to listen to the universe, to life, to God, whatever you want to call it. Because its going to speak to you.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Lazy doesn't exist. Lazy is a symptom of something else. The person who can't get up off their butt is just a person who's depressed. It's usually a pervasive lack of self-worth, or a feeling of helplessness.”

— Jillian Michaels

“I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.”

— Jillian Michaels

“The trick is not escaping your fear, but confronting it and allowing it to drive and teach you. Only by getting to the bottom of your fears can you find their valuable lessons and move forward stronger than before.”

— Jillian Michaels

“It's important to stay true to yourself. You have to know your weaknesses and recruit support when and where you need it.”

— Jillian Michaels

Rejection is God's protection.

— Jillian Michaels

Don't shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to help cultivate your passions or motivate you to change situations and circumstances that hold you back from achieving your goals.

— Jillian Michaels

Both belly bulge and love handles are about excess body fat, not lack of muscle. Crunches and ab exercises are therefore not the solution. The best way to reduce these problem areas is to reduce your overall body fat percentage, and we all know that that requires diet and exercise.

— Jillian Michaels

“Visualize what you want out of life and think big. Don't feel undeserving. We're all deserving of living our dreams-some of us realize it and some don't. You're not doing anyone any favors by living small. Embrace these truths and step up. The world is waiting.”

— Jillian Michaels

“I come from the school of being (stereotyped) since I was five years old. And I know that I should not be putting my personal issues on the table or letting them effect my work.”

— Jillian Michaels

“When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment!”

— Jillian Michaels

“Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Think about how you are going to feel if you eat the healthy food, how you are going to look in a bikini next summer or in skinny jeans. Think about feeling strong, healthy, confident. You'll be more confident in the bedroom, more confident at the office.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Fitness to me isn't about a crunch or a push up, it's about taking your power back.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Everybody needs a fan, and the support and the encouragement. We're human beings; that is an essential part of the equation. When that fan is not there and when you're in a situation that triggers you on a historical level, you behave impulsively. You can destroy years worth of work professionally, personally, in a moment of being triggered by that.”

— Jillian Michaels

“The past doesn't define you, your present does. It's okay to create a vision of the future because it affects your behavior in the "now," but don't dwell on past mistakes. Learn from them and focus those lessons in the moment. That's where change can really happen.”

— Jillian Michaels

“The way to get motivated and stay motivated is to identify, define, and emotionally connect to your dreams.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Many different factors make up a fitness phenomenon, but the most critical are a sense of community, a ton of fun, a sense of accomplishment, and an empowering component that makes people feel they can become or do anything they want.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving out. Keep going.”

— Jillian Michaels

“Don't blame anyone or anything for your situation or problems. When you do that, you are saying that you are powerless over your own life-which is utter crap. An empowering step to reclaiming your life is taking responsibility.”

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“Don't repress your needs and feelings. They fester, becoming corrosive and destructive in your relationships. In a calm, loving way, tell the people in your life what you need. Don't expect people to read your mind. It only leads to disappointment and frustration. Empower them to empower you!”

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“At its core, health is simple: eat the right amount for your body, don't ingest chemicals or fake foods, and move more.”

— Jillian Michaels

“You don't have to be rich to be healthy. That's such a misconception.”

— Jillian Michaels

“No one ever died from an open mind.”

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“I just look at a bagel and my ass gets bigger!”

— Jillian Michaels

“Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides perfect is boring.”

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“So when it comes down to it, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie: There is only one moral of the story: burn as many damn calories as possible whenever you work out.”

— Jillian Michaels

“If you fail to plan, you pretty much plan to fail.”

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“You need to WANT to change. You need to be willing to do the work.”

— Jillian Michaels

“I want you to feel like you're going to die.”

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“Ask yourself this: How much deprivation, how much self-effacement must you suffer through before you act on your desire for meaning and fulfillment? Before it's your turn to thrive in your life, instead of barely surviving it? Some people live their dreams. Why not you?”

— Jillian Michaels

“If you want results, they don't come for free.”

— Jillian Michaels

“You've already been at the bottom. Why don't you go for the top?”

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I want you to take a moment here and write down all the problems that are plaguing you at this moment, from big to small. Now ask yourself what you contributed in creating your current situation. Did the professor fail you because you never went to class? Did your boss yell at you because you were on YouTube instead of working?

— Jillian Michaels

“Your destiny is just waiting for you to show up”

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“If you focus on all the things that could go wrong, you miss the things that could go right.”

— Jillian Michaels

The truth is that you are as unique on the inside as you are on the outside.

— Jillian Michaels