50 Motivational Quotes for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business
Starting a business is probably one of the hardest decisions you’ll ever make. Taking action on that decision is even harder! It’s so easy to get into our heads and come up with excuses on why we can’t start or why we aren’t ready yet. Don’t let the fear of failure or the unknown stop you! You’ll quickly find that the journey isn’t as scary as you thought it would be. Already found yourself stuck in “planning mode?” Here’s some motivational quotes to help you take the leap and start your business!
1. “The things you regret most in life are the risks you didn’t take.” – Lewis Carroll
“Great things never come from comfort zones.” – Unknown
3. “Dream big, start small, but most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
“The key to success is to start before you’re ready.” – Unknown
5. “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” – Wayne Huizenga
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t. So that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” – Unknown
7. “The man who moves a mountain, begins by carrying small stones.” – Confucius
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” – Unknown
9. “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer and have a burning desire to succeed.” – Dave Thomas
“Be the one who gets up and makes it happen. Not the one who sleeps and only dreams of success.” – Unknown
11. “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” – Unknown
13. “Quality is the best business plan.” – John Lasseter
“If it were easy, everyone would do it.” – Unknown
15. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient and the persistent.” – Unknown
17. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
“Every huge business was once small. Every small business can one day become huge.” – Unknown
19. “If you believe in something, work nights and weekends, it won’t feel like work.” – Kevin Rose
“If you don’t start a business, then you’re never going to get the experience you need. You’ll go round in circles and not get anywhere. Unless you start!” – Unknown
21. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer
23. “It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing.” – Unknown
“Nothing is impossible. The word it’self says I’M Possible.” – Audrey Hepburn
25. “People don’t care about your business, they care about their problems. Be the solution that they’re looking for.” – Melonie Dodard
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – Unknown
27. “Our weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
“Your limitation is only your imagination.” – Unknown
29. “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” – Paul Valery
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
31. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” – Peter Drucker
“Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” – Seth Godin
33. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t–you’re right.” – Henry Ford
35. “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” -Tony Hsieh
“Starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster. There are highs and lows and every turn you take is another twist. The lows are really low, but the highs can be really high. You have to be strong, keep your stomach tight, and ride along with the roller coaster that you started.” – Lindsay Manseau
37. “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” – Drew Houston
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin
39. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.” – Richard Branson
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash
41. “If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman
“The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.” – Walt Disney
43. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
“One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
45. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” – Oprah Winfrey
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” – Sheryl Sandberg
47. “If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
“You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.” – Stephen C. Hogan
49. “Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.” – James W. Frick
“For the next thirty days, think, talk, act, walk, smell, and feel like business is booming and it will.” – Mark Victor Hansen
Until next time ASSASSINS. . . Stay Disciplined!
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