5 Motivational Songs to Help You Pursue Your Dreams

Good motivational music is truly food for the soul.

Scientific studies have shown that music benefits our health in numerous ways, both physical and mental.

It can ease pain, elevate mood, and soothe the spirit.

Motivational music can also reduce stress and anxiety, symptoms of depression, and improve cognitive performance.

Music is uniquely uplifting.

It can also help us stay focused, inspired, and motivated on our journeys towards our dreams.

As most of us know, some music is more motivational than others, and what you choose to listen to for inspiration matters.

Below are five of the top songs that will inspire and motivate you to achieve goals, pursue dreams, and never give up!

“One good thing about music is when it hits you, you feel no pain.” — Bob Marley

The Best Hype Music to Motivate You

#1. Eye of the Tiger

This is one of the most classic hype songs.

If you haven’t heard this wonderful song by the American rock band Survivor, you have got to search for it on YouTube and listen to it now!

Eye of the Tiger topped music charts worldwide in the early 80s.

It was the very popular theme song for the movie Rocky III.

I love everything about this song! Its upbeat tempo and powerful hook energizes me.

I feel so alive when I listen to it! It is definitely the kind of song you want to have on your playlist.

Listen to it whenever you want to get into beast mode.

Let it motivate you to do the impossible or push past obstacles and limiting beliefs.

This song always gets me thinking about the importance of focus during any undertaking.

If you have ever watched an animal show, I am certain you have noticed how intensely a tiger gazes upon its prey after identifying it.

It not losing sight of the prey for even a second is remarkable.

It quietly lurks in the shadows and intently follows its prey’s every move, as it awaits the right moment of capture.

And so it should be with our goals and dreams.

We need to always be extremely solid in our intentions.

This means being committed to taking the actions required to bring them to pass and never losing sight of them.

Instead, continue to keep our eyes on the prize until we have achieved the desired outcome.

Motivational Song #2. Girl on Fire

American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys really did it with this song.

Her powerful vocal cords really shine through in this song, beautifully showcasing the lyrics.

It makes them seem more pronounced in some sense.

I can never listen to this song at a low volume.

It’s just the kind of song that needs to be played on full blast to allow the lyrics to permeate your soul and come alive within you.

“Ohhhh oh oh oh oh

She got both feet on the ground

And she’s burning it down

Ohhhh oh oh oh oh

She got her head in the clouds

And she’s not backing down“

This song was inspired by the birth of her son, Egypt, and marriage to husband, Swizz Beatz.

However, I assign a totally different meaning to it.

This song inspires me because it makes me feel unstoppable.

I feel I can conquer the world and do absolutely anything I put my mind to.

It energizes me, fuels my drive and determination.

The song makes me think of my goals and dreams as possible, even when they appear impossible.

I always think about this song every time I feel like I am on a roll and making big strides in my goals.

#3. When You Believe

This beautiful collaboration between American sensations Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey is truly an inspiration.

They will have you believing in the possibility of your dreams and help keep your hope alive.

This song was originally recorded for the animated feature movie The Prince of Egypt.

It won the Academy Award for Best Original song in 1999.

This is a song you need to listen to anytime you feel discouraged.

Especially when you think your dreams are out of your reach or will never come to pass.

This motivational song will renew your faith like no other.

It leaves you with the belief that the future holds something wonderful and will help you re-commit to your dreams.

Parts of it might even bring you tears.

“Who knows what miracles

You can achieve

When you believe somehow, you will

You will when you believe“

The lyrics to When You Believe really reinforce the role our mindset plays in influencing and determining our success.

Belief is integral in making anything happen.

It can’t be said enough; change your mindset, change your life!

Motivational Song #4. Can’t Take That Away

This Mariah Carey song was inspired by all the kids who teased her and made her feel like she wasn’t good enough during her junior high school days.

This is a great song that will help keep you stay encouraged.

It will allow you to keep your head up anytime you encounter a hater.

If you haven’t encountered one already on your journey towards your goals and dreams; you will.

No matter who you are or what you do, they are out there.

Trust the fact that not everyone will applaud your efforts, support your dreams, or celebrate your successes.

People are often threatened by those around them.

Especially those who appear to differ from them, have the things they desire or cause them to reflect on their own lives.

So, instead of facing their own insecurities and inadequacies, they take satisfaction in bringing others down.

Haters belittle others by downplaying their successes or pointing out their shortcomings and flaws to elevate themselves.

A hater will feel better about who they are when they take someone else down a notch.

This song will remind you that your haters aren’t worth your attention.

Remember, no matter what they do or say, they can’t change who you are, take away your dreams or stand in the way of living out your destiny.

“They can say anything they want to say

Try to bring me down

But I will not allow anyone to succeed

Hanging clouds over me

And they can try hard to make me feel

That I don’t matter at all

But I refuse to falter in what I believe

Or lose faith in my dreams“

Talk about motivational music!

Today, make a vow to yourself to ignore all the naysayers and people who try to bring you down.

Regardless of whether they tell you that you will never amount to anything, dissuade you from following your dreams, or project their negative and limiting beliefs on you.

Silence them by staying true to yourself and your dreams and proving them wrong in the end.

#5. Fight Song

This 2014 song should be everyone’s personal anthem!

Rachel Platten’s lyrics remind us that getting the things we want is not always easy.

Sometimes, it is an all-out war.

This song is one of my favorite hype songs because it illustrates how even small things can have a large impact.

For example, the line “I might only have one match, but I can make an explosion,” is the perfect line to show you how powerful you are!

There is a lot of fight in you still, even when you feel your strength waning.

Turn the sound up and let these words fill you up with inspiration:

“This is my fight song

Take back my life song

Prove I’m alright song“

What is Your Favorite Motivational Music?

There are so many songs that can provide us with motivation!

There are songs that inspire you to fight for your dreams, reach your goals, or heal a broken heart.

They come in every genre and from many eras of music.

The above songs are my favorite motivational music, what is yours?

What song would you add to this list?

Let us know the songs that inspire you the most in the comment section below!