Whether you’re a business owner, or just need a pick-me-up to help get you through the day or the week, quotes are some of the best things to read to give you that extra motivation. We often hear them from some of the world’s most powerful and influential leaders and entrepreneurs. These quotes allow us to feel relatable to those we look up to. Believe it or not, each and every entreprenuer faces the very same challenges and takes the same risks when venturing off into their own business.
Check out some of our favorite quotes to keep you motivated and keep you pushing further towards success…
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” Thomas Watson Sr.
“A business has to be evolving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative interests.” Richard Branson
“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.” Zig Ziglar
“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.” Dee Hock
“It is not how many ideas you have, it is how many you make happen.” Advertisement of Accenture
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People who don’t take risks generally make two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.” Peter Drucker
“It’s not the strongest of species who survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.” Maya Angelou
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” Henry Ford
“Your culture is your brand.” Tony Hsieh
“Engage rather than sell … work as a co-creator, not a marketer.” Tom H.C. Anderson
“Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools … but they must be kept to a minimum.” Jeffery Immelt
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
“Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” Oscar Wilde
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