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83 Illustrations By “Success Pictures” That Might Motivate You
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Look, everyone has bad days, everyone has their own struggles, and there are moments when everyone thinks of giving up. But also, everyone deserves a nudge in the right direction, some advice and wisdom, and some encouragement. There's no shame in getting inspired by others, and we need some motivation to draw from time to time.
And the illustrations of "Success Pictures," the Instagram account with over 710k followers, are just about that. They focus on positive affirmation and inspire people to keep pushing through and achieve hard-earned and well-deserved success. Some of them give some useful advice or even wisdom, and some of them just remind us about the realities of life. Whatever it is, the key message is simple—never give up and persevere!
But not all of the illustrations are only about positive thinking. Some of them provide a critique of our society and its ills and remind us about what's really important (spoiler: it's not the likes or the money). The author reminds people about being compassionate and generous towards other people, as you may never know what they're going through, or that you won't end up in their place. Here and there, you can find some profound ideas hidden behind simply illustrated imagery.
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All in all, there's much to like about them, and there are lots of great ideas to get inspired by. Whatever it is, let's hope it'll help you get through a rough day, or achieve your own goals. It may not be as easy as it may seem, and life is definitely more nuanced than the illustrations might portray, but they still provide an insight that someone may desperately need. In other words, they may not be the end goal, but they won't steer you away from the right path.
The illustrations aren't the only thing that's motivational. The success of "Success pictures" is inspiring in and of itself: the illustrations are liked by millions of people, so it's safe to say they're very effective in sharing positive thinking between each other. And what's not to like about them? They're simple and get the message across easily. Follow the Instagram account if you like them so you'll never run out of positive thoughts and motivation. Cheers!
Note: this post originally had 83 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I'll probably get downvoted but none of these are inspiring
Right... a lot of them are actually toxic sh*t
exactly my thoughts
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estimaate follower
me too. they all try to blame all of your problems on yourself, which is not a helpful mindset
Not acknowledging people's circumstances is how the world came to this.
It works a lot better than giving up and playing the victim your whole life.
Same, I can’t stop thinking about how they’re wrong, it’s not that easy and now I feel bad about myself. Although that last parts a bit on me.
You are absolutely right. This is not inspiring, it's depressing. So much pretentiousness, infantilization, victim blaming, toxic positivity... They are just here to explain you how flaw, lazy, and guilty of everything you are.
You are right
Agreed. Admittedly I'm pretty cynical but I read every damn one of them and my life hasn't changed one bit. And it's been 5 or 6 minutes now.
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Kenny Kulbiski easy
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jennifer_15 easy
it's like wow this post wasted my time...
Exactly. I'm not inspired at all.
A lot of these were things that most people learn or figure out by the time they’re 6 or 7 years old. Who is the intended audience exactly?
I agree. This poem is far more useful: https://simpleandpractical.com/stages-change-poem/
Load of bull crap
Condescending platitudes that take none of life's nuance or mental health into account. This was the equivalent of telling people if they're poor it is their own fault and they deserve it. Nothing in life is this simple. Should you work hard? Absolutely. Does that mean you'll get anywhere? Not really. As for the work smarter platitudes, good luck finding a job or company with that mindset. They want pre-cut cogs that do exactly as asked, in the manner, they're told. I made it to the second half of my life before I stumbled into a company and job where I have reign to improve things. I get this mind set, but it just comes across as condescening mind junkfood. Might as well have a wall hanging that says 'live, laugh love'.
Exactly this - oversimplified, half-done and the half that is done isn’t done well - bull$”@&.
Seriously? I know so many people who could benefit from these! Sometimes people need a little push, a nudge and reassurance. These seem great to me!
These are white people platitudes that only apply to people who already have everything together (or so they think). They don't apply to regular people right now. But I can see how someone who is out of touch with reality would love these platitudes.
Yes. This. This so much.
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Helen Haley ?
Most of these aren't saying what they claim their overall message is. Most of them are saying negative things and some of them are definitely not their ideas, but copied from already existing pictures.
Most of these are copied even, not just some. This doesn’t deserve to be posted here.
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Kari Panda easy
I'll probably get downvoted but none of these are inspiring
Right... a lot of them are actually toxic sh*t
exactly my thoughts
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estimaate follower
me too. they all try to blame all of your problems on yourself, which is not a helpful mindset
Not acknowledging people's circumstances is how the world came to this.
It works a lot better than giving up and playing the victim your whole life.
Same, I can’t stop thinking about how they’re wrong, it’s not that easy and now I feel bad about myself. Although that last parts a bit on me.
You are absolutely right. This is not inspiring, it's depressing. So much pretentiousness, infantilization, victim blaming, toxic positivity... They are just here to explain you how flaw, lazy, and guilty of everything you are.
You are right
Agreed. Admittedly I'm pretty cynical but I read every damn one of them and my life hasn't changed one bit. And it's been 5 or 6 minutes now.
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Kenny Kulbiski easy
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jennifer_15 easy
it's like wow this post wasted my time...
Exactly. I'm not inspired at all.
A lot of these were things that most people learn or figure out by the time they’re 6 or 7 years old. Who is the intended audience exactly?
I agree. This poem is far more useful: https://simpleandpractical.com/stages-change-poem/
Load of bull crap
Condescending platitudes that take none of life's nuance or mental health into account. This was the equivalent of telling people if they're poor it is their own fault and they deserve it. Nothing in life is this simple. Should you work hard? Absolutely. Does that mean you'll get anywhere? Not really. As for the work smarter platitudes, good luck finding a job or company with that mindset. They want pre-cut cogs that do exactly as asked, in the manner, they're told. I made it to the second half of my life before I stumbled into a company and job where I have reign to improve things. I get this mind set, but it just comes across as condescening mind junkfood. Might as well have a wall hanging that says 'live, laugh love'.
Exactly this - oversimplified, half-done and the half that is done isn’t done well - bull$”@&.
Seriously? I know so many people who could benefit from these! Sometimes people need a little push, a nudge and reassurance. These seem great to me!
These are white people platitudes that only apply to people who already have everything together (or so they think). They don't apply to regular people right now. But I can see how someone who is out of touch with reality would love these platitudes.
Yes. This. This so much.
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Helen Haley ?
Most of these aren't saying what they claim their overall message is. Most of them are saying negative things and some of them are definitely not their ideas, but copied from already existing pictures.
Most of these are copied even, not just some. This doesn’t deserve to be posted here.
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Kari Panda easy