Posted March 21st, 2017
By Kris Powers
Have you ever looked at an existing product or service and thought to yourself, “I can do this better?” Do you have a skill or talent that can fill a need in the marketplace? In today’s ever-changing economy; the idea of being your own boss may be very appealing. You can follow your passion while building something that you can call your own. But before you take the plunge, think about why you want to start a business and what you want the business to provide for you. The truth is, owning your own business is hard work. You’ll probably work harder than ever – but the benefit is that you will challenge yourself to grow in ways you might never have thought possible.
Below are some wonderful quotes on success and entrepreneurship - read through them and find the inspiration to pursue your passion as an entrepreneur today!
1. “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying." Michael Jordan
2. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney
3. “My best advice to entrepreneurs is this: Forget about making mistakes, just do it.” Ajaero Tony Martins
4. “Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.” Dennis Waitley
5. “Failure isn’t failure unless you don’t learn from it.” Dr. Ronald Niednagel
6. “If you hear a voice within you saying ‘you are not a painter’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh
7. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.” William James
8. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely
9. “Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” Mary Kay Ash
10. “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money -- when you feel true passion for something, you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” Eileen Fisher
11. “If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.” Melinda Gates
12. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” Steve Jobs
13. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” Tony Robbins
14. "One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you." Jeff Bezos
15. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
16. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer
17. "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Chinese proverb
18. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot
19. "You can't fall if you don't climb. But there's no joy in living your whole life on the ground." Unknown
20. "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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