15 Quotes Business Owners Should Read Going into Spring
Spring is the time for rejuvenation and revitalization, which can also be applicable to where you stand with your business. We’re now out of the dreary winter months and can welcome new ideas and inspiration with the seasonal change. Have you hit a wall? What are your goals? Are you in the midst of deciding where to go with your business or figuring out how to bring new energy in? Here is some motivation and inspiration from those that have succeeded, and why.
1. “I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” -Pablo Picasso
2. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” –Thomas Edison
3. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” –Steve Jobs
4. “When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.” -Josh James
5. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” –Bill Gates
6. “I make a conscious effort to keep things in perspective when I get burned out. It is easy to get stuck in the daily grind, but if you think about all the distance you have covered, and what lies ahead, it is much easier to feel motivated and optimistic.” – Alex Litoff
7. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” –Walt Disney
8. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” –Robert Collier
9. “Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.” –Unknown
10. “You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.” –Steve Case
11. “Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.” –Jim Rohn
12. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” –Jeff Bezos
13. “We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.” –Pete Cashmore
14. “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t — you’re right.” –Henry Ford
15. “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.” –Yvon Chouinard