Entrepreneur Inspirational Quotes

When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars.

If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move.

Simplicity is complex. It's never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking.

Firestarters are flexible. They recognize situational needs and are able to flow into the accessible role identity most relevant to overcome emergent challenges.

My Creed I do not choose to be a common man, It is my right to be uncommon … if I can, I seek opportunity … not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen. Humbled and dulled by having the State look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; To dream and to build. To fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole; I prefer the challenges of life To the guaranteed existence; The thrill of fulfillment To the stale calm of Utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence Nor my dignity for a handout I will never cower before any master Nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect. Proud and unafraid; To think and act for myself, To enjoy the benefit of my creations And to face the world boldly and say: This, with God’s help, I have done All this is what it means To be an Entrepreneur.

The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

Do you know great minds enjoy excellence, average minds love mediocrity and small minds adore comfort zones?

Clarity of mission is important for acceleration. If you have a mission, but others don’t understand or your actions contradict it, then it will be less contagious.

Freedom in any moment is a product of two things: the autonomy you feel and the support for autonomy that the moment allows.

Find something you love and go for it with all your heart. No excuses, no plan B. Never settle for anything less than you know you can do. It will be hard, but I promise it will be worth it.

A failed entrepreneur has just passion but a successful one knows how to plan to keep that passion alive.

If you love your work, if you enjoy it, you're already a success.

Communication is how entrepreneurs tell their story, which, in turn, should inspire employees to work smart and encourage customers to action.

I like Texas and Texans. In Texas, everything is bigger. When Texans win, they win big. And when they lose, it's spectacular. If you really want to learn the attitude of how to handle risk, losing and failure, go to San Antonio and visit the Alamo. The Alamo is a great story of brave people who chose to fight, knowing there was no hope of success against overwhelming odds. They chose to die instead of surrendering. It's an inspiring story worthy of study; nonetheless, it's still a tragic military defeat. They got their butts kicked. A failure if you will. They lost. So how do Texans handle failure? They still shout, "Remember the Alamo!" That's why I like Texans so much. They took a great failure and turned it into a tourist destination that makes them millions. Texans don't bury their failures. They get inspired by them. They take their failures and turn them into rallying cries. Failure inspires Texans to become winners. But that formula is not just the formula for Texans. It is formula for all winners.

to be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

Firestarters aren’t born lucky. They manufacture it.

While others were dreaming about it - I was getting it done.

Even though change is an important part of growth, we still face a hard time liking it. We try to resist it for as long as we can before giving up. Not just in our personal lives, but even in our professional lives

The more careful you are, the less you have. The more careful you are, the less motion you cause. When you are willing, you cause motion.

When you walk in silence your excellence will always speak for you.

Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.

You need to choose your association according to your vision.

An entrepreneur is a man who knows he can fail, but he does not accept to fail before he actually fails, and when he fails he learns from his errors and moves on.

When you walk in distinction, even the photocopying machine can’t replicate your unique quality.

What the average call excellent, the excellent call average.

Fail soon so that you can succeed sooner.

In terms of formal education, I may somewhat lacking. I never finished school. I am a self-taught entrepreneur, that's the best kind there is, trust me

Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.

How you react when your back is against the wall will determine if you see what's actually over the wall.

Yes, content is king but excellence is his queen. ~ Onyi Anyado.

Today it is cheaper to start a business than tomorrow.

No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference.

The only difference between you today and a year from now are the people you know and what you have learned.

Just because you have baggage doesn't mean you have to lug it around.

Be creative while inventing ideas, but be disciplined while implementing them.

I've been lucky enough now in my life to meet all sorts of extraordinary and accomplished people - world leaders, inventors, musicians, astronauts, athletes, professors, entrepreneurs, artists and writers, pioneering doctors and researchers. Some (though not enough) of them are women. Some (though not enough) are black or of color. Some were born poor or have lives that to many of us would appear to have been unfairly heaped with adversity, and yet still they seem to operate as if they've had every advantage in the world. What I've learned is this: All of them have had doubters. Some continue to have roaring, stadium-sized collection of critics and naysayers who will shout I told you so at every little misstep or mistake. The noise doesn't go away, but the most successful people I know have figured out how to live with it, to lean on the people who believe in them, and to push onward with their goals.

No matter what the industry you choose to ultimately invest all your time and energy in, be sure you're the owner, founder, and CEO. Remember, if you don't own it, you can't control it nor can you depend on it.

The true start-up of a business is what happens before you start-up.

Failing is scary. Wasting your life is dangerous.

Entrepreneurs see what others can't, do what others won't, and accomplish what others dream.

Disruptors don't have to discover something new; they just have to discover a practical use for new discoveries.

If you can't connect the Dots, Find the right dots first.

Rhetorical question: Did you get to where you are by accepting the status quo? I didn't.

Don't let people intimidate you into downgrading your goals. They intimidate only because they are intimidated by your goals.

The real challenge is for each of us to determine where we feel we can make the most impact.

If you concentrate on small, manageable steps you can cross unimaginable distances.

Do your best in the day, for the day, and then work on tomorrow when it comes. Show yourself grace and laugh at yourself.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

At the heart of all sales and marketing is the ability to create demand even in the absence of logic.

And then there is the most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.

A big reason for optimism about the end of animal farming is that it doesn't have to be the end of meat.

You don’t need to doubt yourself – plenty of people will do that for free!

The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful ones know that the most unprofitable thing ever manufactured is an excuse.

Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment.

Ask Gandhi, and eye for an eye makes us both blind.....ask an engineer, and the numbers don't lie - the first to strike wins.

Your comfort zone is not that comfortable.

Serving my generation with excellence will in turn mean my generation can lead with excellence.

Entrepreneur, make today count and but don't let the day count you.

In five minutes you should know if people have confirmed, calculated & considered your vision.

When you were making excuses someone else was making enterprise.

When you stay in your comfort zone, you are not learning.

Winners are losers who got back up.

To become a distinguished entrepreneur, you need to have an undeniable, unquestionable and unmovable passion for your vision.

When the going gets tough, people bail. When the going gets easy, people get lazy. Honest, smart, hard work is the way to get results.

My quality of life. And for me, quality of life is having the freedom to make choices that are not fear based.

The vast majority of people eat animal products not because of how they’re produced, but in spite of it.

One of the most useful skills advocates can develop is a sincere satisfaction in changing their mind, putting the goal of effectiveness before the goal of having been correct.

You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams.

As anyone who starts a business knows, it is a fantastic race. There is a statistic that hangs over your head - over 90 percent of all new businesses fail in the first three years. For anyone with even a bit of competitive spirit in them, especially for someone who defines himself or herself as an entrepreneur, these overwhelming odds of failure are not intimidating, they only add fuel to the fire. The foolishness of thinking that you're a part of the small minority of those who actually will make it past three years and defy the odds is part of what makes entrepreneurs who they are, driven by passion and completely irrational.

Over the past century, researchers have studied business entrepreneurs extensively.. In contrast, social entrepreneurs have received little attention. Historically, they have been cast as humanitarians or saints, and stories of their work have been passed down more in the form of children's tales than case studies. While the stories may inspire, they fail to make social entrepreneurs' methods comprehensible. One can analyze an entrepreneur, but how does one analyze a saint?

If you sincerely want to be successful in life, all you need is one person to believe in you, and that one person should be YOU. As long as you genuinely believe in yourself, you can and will be a success. Your mindset is a powerful force! What you think and how you think will be the ultimate factor of your journey’s end.

I now understand that life comes with no guarantees. There is risk at the heart of every decision we make. No matter how much we plan things—or not plan anything at all—life’s plans will always take precedence over our own.

Entrepreneurs are different beasts. Beasts who don’t give a damn, who kick ass when required, who stand up to a challenge, and who rise time and again with utter disregard to fear or failure. These are the beasts who run the world.

There is a very real danger present when we suppress our feelings to act on inspiration in exchange for the “safety” of the status quo. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to live a more fulfilling and purpose driven life. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. We risk sacrificing the beautiful blessing of finding a greater sense of meaning in our own lives. In short, we run the very real risk living a life of regret.

Strive to be bored is a contradictory statement for most entrepreneurs. But we have to strive to be bored to make space for more if we want to grow our business.

Entrepreneur, make today count but don't let the day count you. ~ Onyi Anyado.

When you walk in distinction, you don’t compete with anyone but competition wants to compete with you.

When your pain gets tough, your game needs to get rough.

I might be broke but I am not Broken

The true ENTREPRENEUR is a risk taker, not an excuse maker.

It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow.

Speed to fail should be every entrepreneur's motto. When you finally find the one idea that can't be killed, go with it.

Insight and drive are all the skills you need. Everything else can be hired.

To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture.

Don't simply dream, create. Don't simply create, ship. Don't simply ship, dream.

When you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.

You know a woman is strong, beautiful, and secure by the way she empowers and inspires others.

Entrepreneur, stay hungry, stay humble & stay hopeful.

It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSTAY. Don't wait. Just ship.

All businesses -- no matter if they make dog food or software -- don't sell products, they sell solutions.

Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise.

Some women think being arrogant, selfish, bitter and looking down on others are qualities of being an Independent, strong, powerful and successful business women. No matter how high you are in life. Never look down on others and never forget humanity.

God, how I wish I could relive the whole thing. Short of that, I'd like to share the experience, the ups and downs, so some young man or woman, somewhere, going through the same trials and ordeals, might be inspired or comforted. Or warned. Some young entrepreneur, maybe, some athlete or painter or novelist, might press on. It's all the same drive. The same dream. It would be nice to help them avoid the typical discouragements. I'd tell them to hit pause, think long and hard about how they want to spend their time, and with whom they want to spend it for the next forty years. I'd tell men and women in their midtwenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don't know what that means, seek it. If you're following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you've ever felt. I'd like to warn the best of them, the iconoclasts, the innovators, the rebels, that they will always have a bull's-eye on their backs. The better they get, the bigger the bull's-eye. It's not one man's opinion; it's a law of nature.

Remember that work and life coexist. Wellness at work follows you home and vice-versa. The same goes for when you’re not well, fuelled, or fulfilled. Work and life aren’t opposing forces to balance; they go hand-in-hand and are intertwined as different elements of the same person: you.

If you must then hire for passion first, experience second and credentials third. Then train those hired for directed passion, dropping the excess baggage and the whole process of unlearning. An entrepreneur is much like an architect shapping human resources into a well crafted power house.

Nobody wants a sales pitch. So instead of trying a hard sell, focus on telling a story that captivates your audience by painting a vivid picture of your vision. When you get good at storytelling, people want to be part of that story, and they’ll want to help others become part of that story too.

A well-dressed, self-assured business executive steps into a quiet corner of the conference room, crowded with people. Everyone there is aware of her presence. She's dark-haired, petite, and alluring. She is quick to smile, and when she does, her whole face lights up. Her enthusiasm is infectious. Young men and women nod as they pass by, briefly breaking off their conversations with colleagues. The executive looks down at her compact electronic device and quickly texts: "Smile. Talk into the mic. Good luck.

I used to say I admired women who never doubted themselves, who have no fear and could just kind of roar it out and do it. But I’ve changed my mind, because I actually don’t think that exists. I admire women who are open and vulnerable about the self-doubt that happens in the creative process and yet go forward and do it anyway. (Aarti Sequeira)