Some weeks are easier than others, there's no denying that fact of life. Most weeks you can get by with a pretty mediocre week, a few things going your way and a few things falling by the wayside. These weeks are really no big deal. We don't complain about them, we don't praise them...we just forget about them with due time.

For the most part, these "perfectly balanced" periods are nothing truly memorable. They're just another stream in the "day of the life" that constitutes human life. You had some good days, you had some bad days...that's to be expected of a normal life.

The weeks that are truly memorable are those that consist of a parade of one type of day: good or bad.

Sometimes you feel like you have everything together, you can relax, and life, in general, is going really well. These weeks are great because you know that everything will be okay, you know that you have all of your ducks in a row. The sun is shining, you can rest easy, and nothing is standing in the way of you and your dreams.

Other weeks, you feel like everything is falling apart the moment it happens. Somehow you've become your own black cat, crossing your own path and tripping yourself up just because of sheer dumb luck.

Don't let those weeks get you down. Instead, take a page out of the books of these inspirational quote authors and keep your chin up! Everything will get better when you have those off weeks!

1. For the days that you start to feel overwhelmed

2. For the days that you feel like you can't take another step.

5. For the days that you feel all alone.

6. For the days that you are too nervous to get out of bed.

8. For the days that you're too afraid to try.

9. For the days that those fears get in the way of your happiness.

10. For the days that life knocks you down at every chance it gets.

11. For the days that you feel like giving up.

13. For the days that the world seems dim and bleak.

14. For the days that you feel overwhelmed just trying to figure out where to begin.

15. For the days that big deadlines loom over your shoulder.

16. For the days that you tell yourself "I'll never be good enough to do this."

17. For the days that you start to wonder if you're wasting your time.

18. For the days that you start to feel like you're the only one trying to live a happy life.

No matter what life throws at you this week, keep pushing. Keep trying to improve your life because this is the best way to make both yourself and those around you happy. Contentment and happiness are contagious because we follow the examples of successful individuals.

This week, it's up to you to decide to be a leader and not a follower.