Business Motivational Quotes & Sayings

Thinking outside the box only works if you know everything inside it. Don't compare your chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 20. That's the biggest mistake young entrepreneurs do and end up getting disappointed. The ones you call conventional are the business models, which have been optimized and modified at various stages over a long period of time. You need to work hard and be a bit more patient. — Nitin Sharma

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. — Sheryl Sandberg

A friend with seed (capital), is a business-man in deed. — Vikrmn

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

I am yet to meet the idiot at whose door success arrived as a direct result of his refusal to invest in the enterprise that made him rich. — Jonathan Wutawunashe

Finally, the best way to stay motivated in the business world is simply achieving success. — Kevin J. Donaldson

You don't need a million dollar to start a business.
You just need a simple idea to make Billions — Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

A plan that is not written is just an idea. — Dwain Siady

Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them. — Seth Godin

We become what we think about most. — John H. Vandenberg

There is no failure, unless we fail to begin or we fail to continue. — Christopher Babson

Happiness at work is not about eliminating all the bad stuff from your job. It's about being happy at work even though some of these bad things are present. It's about building your skills and your energy to fix the problems, and to create more and more positive experiences at work. — Alexander Kjerulf

Forget about the business outlook ... be on the outlook for business. — Paul J. Meyer

The only thing holding you back is you. Commit to developing the mindset of a winner, set your goals and chase them down. Remember, a dog in the hunt ain't got no fleas! — Andy Albright

Who likes not his business, his business likes not him. — William Hazlitt

When you fail, get hurt, feel bad, but act on it! Everybody fails, but the ones who act are the ones who change the world! — Vishwas Mudagal

It's been said that legends are those who shape change into greatness; shaping change is one of the hallmarks of genius. — Julian Pencilliah

I found every single successful person I've ever spoken to had a turning point. The turning point was when they made a clear, specific unequivocal decision that they were going to achieve success. Some people make that decision at 15 and some people make it at 50, and most people never make it at all. — Brian Tracy

The world needs peak performers like you to set the example of how to accept failures, dust off, and move on with your head held high. Whether you face a business failure, a divorce, a missed opportunity, a lost sale, a fumbled business presentation, or all of the above, own it, learn from it, and envision a successful future. — Michelle McCullough

There are no perfect decisions, only excellent applications. — Todd Stocker

Businesses, like babies and books, need nurturing, time, energy, love, planning and, yes, money to develop, grow and prosper. — Rachael Bermingham

Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you. — Jim Rohn

Life is all about exploring yourself, discovering yourself and grooming yourself, then you will surely stop negative thinking. — Ehabib

Each day that comes is not a privilege to think about wrong people and things in a negative way and disturb not just your mind, but your heart as well! Each day is however, a great privilege to be thankful to God and mind the business of your life; how to summon all challenges, limit your mistakes and improve your staying power, and how to move your footsteps to live noble and indelible footprints! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

You may start small but don't stay small — Bernard Kelvin Clive

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were. — David Rockefeller

If you hear a good idea, capture it; write it down. Don't trust your memory. Then on a cold wintry evening, go back through your journal, the ideas that changed your life, the ideas that saved your marriage, the ideas that bailed you out of bankruptcy, the ideas that helped you become successful, the ideas that made you millions. What a good review-going back over the collection of ideas that you gathered over the years. So be a collector of good ideas for your business, for your relationships, for your future. — Jim Rohn

I felt that I didn't want to be in show business anymore. I felt that I wanted to be a farmer. I was milking cows and shoveling terrible stuff and working all day. By the end of the day, all I wanted was my tap shoes - I thought, 'What am I doing? I better get back where I belong on the stage where we work at night and can sleep late! — Gregory Hines

To Randy and the others, the business plan functions as Torah, master calendar,
motivational text, philosophical treatise. It is a dynamic, living document. — Neal Stephenson

A dream business that doesn't make money is a living nightmare. — Habeeb Akande

Maybe you are in the Abyss of Emotional Bankruptcy looking for a way out, looking for the next rung in the ladder on your climb to the Peak of Happiness, or you may even be at the Peak of Happiness already, looking for a way to stay there. Wherever you are in life, this book is designed to give you the tools necessary to help you achieve your goals. — Ken Poirot

The road to someday leads to a town of nowhere. — Tony Robbins

Great leaders lead by example, not by making an example of others. — Stewart Stafford

Leadership is a skill learned through many venues. — Todd Stocker

Now I'm on the rise, doin' business with my guys. Visions realize, music [your craft] affected lives. A gift from the skies, to be recognized, I'm keeping my eye on the people, that's the prize — Common

What most new entrepreneurs don't realize is that before you can lead a business, or a family, or a ministry, or even just another person, you have to be the leader of yourself, first. — Kevin J. Donaldson

The world of romance and business works on this principle - You may be rejected several times, but not everyone will reject you. — Amit Kalantri

Studies consistently show that happy companies are way more productive, creative and service-oriented than unhappy ones. Therefore, the happy companies will beat the pants off the unhappy ones in the market place. The future of business is happy! It's inevitable. — Alexander Kjerulf

As long as you feel comfortable losing, you will never win! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

Your choice of people to associate with, both personally and business-wise, is one of the most important choices you make. If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles. — Brian Tracy

I can and I will! Just watch me! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know. — Colonel Sanders

Being an entrepreneur is a mental job...
It takes patients! YOU are doing more motivation to yourself than anyone on this planet. — Dee Williams

You need to ask yourself " How much do you want" before you start your online business. — Satyendra Pandey

I measure my success by how happy I am, not how big the business is or how much money I've made. — Gary Vaynerchuk

What has been the most rewarding moment in your decades of entrepreneurship? Our last annual managers meeting. I gave my motivational talk and then I asked, How many people here started as a forklift operator, a warehouse person, a roof loader, or a truck driver? We had 600 people and almost half of them stood up. — Ken Hendricks

Seriously: Do you want to spend your working life simply being satisfied? When you look back on 50 years spent in business, do you want to be able to say, "Well, I was satisfied"?? No! Make happiness your goal. As in, "Let's make this a workplace where people are happy to work." As in, "I've been working for 50 years now, and it absolutely rocks! To me work is challenging, stimulating and just plain fun. — Alexander Kjerulf

Internalize the Golden Rule of sales that says: All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust. — Bob Burg

I would give up, but that will teach my kids that it's okay to be a failure and I refuse to ruin their lives like that! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

Everyday US Marines make possible the impossible and then go about their business like it's just the way things are supposed to be. — Mark W. Boyer

We often equate a new beginning or fresh start to moving to a new area, changing jobs, starting a new business or entering a new relationship. While this is true, there is also the possibility that God wants to bring newness to you right where you are. — Jamie Larbi

Your business is based upon your commitment! — John Di Lemme

You can't be happy at work every day. No matter how much you love your job, there are still going to be bad days. And that's cool - it's always OK to have a bad day at work. — Alexander Kjerulf

If we ask the right questions, we can change the world with the right answers. — Ogwo David Emenike

Wisdom comes from knowing the order of things ... and you are the first order of your business. — Elaine Marolakos Edelson

People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they're going to want to do business with you. And if they don't you're going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome. — Barbara Corcoran

If you go to the workplace thinking that you are a mere employee, you can only be an employee. If you go with an Entrepreneur consciousness, you can definitely become an Entrepreneur — Rajasaraswathii

Intentions do not insulate us from the consequences of our actions. — Jon D Harrison

Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand — Robert Allen

Make Hard Work Your Best Friend. Hard Work becomes Smart Work; Smart Work becomes Easy Work. — Vid Lamonte' Buggs Jr.

Waiting to be discovered, hoping to be seen, wishing someone else would do the work, wanting to make it big while dreaming of being rich and famous just like your heroes is submissive, passive, foolish, weak, and ineffective. Take your desire for your dreams, your goals, and your ambition, then make them fuel for the fire to light your ass up, to get to work and on the path to make it happen. — Loren Weisman

Do what you love but do what it takes to do what you love. — Todd Stocker

The secret to succeeding in business, is in the first two letters of business... BU. — Daniel M. Lewis

The best way of learning about anything is by doing. — Richard Branson

In a sense, discouragement does not have to exist. Allow it to be rather the encouragement to honestly reconsider all the options, then, as necessary, shine on. — Criss Jami

Success is an addiction. Once you get into the habit of success, you can't stop. — Ehab Atalla

What others think about you is none of your business. — Jack Canfield

Beware of those who love to give advice, but never want to receive it! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

Showing up is important and it is a big part of becoming successful. — Andy Albright

The real rich people doesn't have bank accounts, they have treasures. — Amit Kalantri

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance. — Owen Feltham

Although we can't control which roles are assigned to us, it must be our business to act our given role as best we possibly can and to refrain from complaining about it. Where ever you find yourself and in whatever circumstances, give an impeccable performance. — Epictetus

Never allow your current circumstances dictate your level of happiness! Remember that this too shall pass! Rejoice always! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

The path to happiness at work starts with a simple decision: You must want to be happy. If you don't commit to being happy at work, you won't be. You won't make the choices that make you happy. You won't take the actions needed to get there. You won't change the things that need to change. — Alexander Kjerulf

Entrepreneurs don't ask for permission. They act per a mission. — Ryan Lilly

Entrepreneurs see the "no diving" sign and back-up to get a running start. — Ryan Lilly

You can't stay in a Blackberry mindset and become an Apple! — John Di Lemme

If we were rational enough to judge what we are fed based on what we are fed, those in the business of selling us hope (i.e., public speakers, presidents, priests, etc.) wouldn't wear suits. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others. — Elbert Hubbard

See, happiness at work is an emotion. It comes from inside of you, and like all other emotions it is difficult to define, but inescapable once it's present. Or not present. Can you define love? Poets have tried for thousands of years and aren't getting much closer. But when you're feeling love, you're acutely aware of it, even though you have no formal definition. — Alexander Kjerulf

If you hear my idea but don't believe it, that's not your fault; it's mine. If you see my new product but don't buy it, that's my failure, not yours. If you attend my presentation and you're bored, that's my fault too. — Seth Godin

Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark. — Jay Danzie

I'm less concerned with how hard you can work and how much time and effort you can dedicate to a project when everything is going right.
Plenty of people can do that.
I'm more concerned with how hard you can work and how much time and effort you can dedicate to a project when everything is going wrong.
That's a rarity and shows true honor, true character and will lead you that much closer to success. — Loren Weisman

People will let you down in this business every single day. I think you'll be let down and disappointed more than you'll be accepted and excited. But you need to find ways to keep yourself inspired. This is mine. What's yours? — Jenna Mullins

If you don't have a positive attitude in business and in life, you will never, ever be successful. — Donald Trump

Just because you may be a Genious, does not mean you are Smart. — Mark W. Boyer

Staying motivated in business is really less about what you hear and think, and more about what you do and achieve. — Kevin J. Donaldson

We can't all be bakers or chefs. Many of us have modest ambitions. But we can all buy a piece of the pie. — Amah Lambert

Without a customer, you don't have a business - all you have is a hobby. — Don Peppers

If you stop fighting for what you want, what you don't want will automatically take over — Gordon Attard

The only way around is through. — Robert Frost

You don't get what you wish for; you get what you work for. — Daniel Milstein

Commitment shows up before results do! — John Di Lemme

There are no keys to success - only tools. — Criss Jami

Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets — Rasheed Ogunlaru

Artists of today can be inspired by the past, but they have to apply present methods if they want a future in music. — Loren Weisman

I'm not in the speech making business. I'm not in the seminar business. I'm not in the writing book business. I'm in the changing lives business. — Zig Ziglar

I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business. — Stanley Kubrick

The best way for business to move out of the Hall of Shame is to demonstrate a commitment to social causes. This also makes business sense. A focus on solving social problems has motivational benefits in lean economic times. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter