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30 Motivational Quotes for Entrepreneurs to Start the Day with Purpose and Passion

December 21, 2016

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Each day begins anew which means an opportunity to chase and achieve your aspirations, dreams, and goals.

But some days we’re just not feeling it, right?

Here are thirty motivational quotes for entrepreneurs just like you to help start the day with excitement, inspiration, and the reminder that you’re on the planet to do something!

Start Your Day With Purpose and Passion: Motivational Quotes for Entrepreneurs

If you find that one of these quotes resonates with you, why not share it with one of your friends or colleagues? Everyone can use a little boost in their day!

1) “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Albert Einstein - Strive to be of value

 

2) “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” —Amelia Earhart

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Amelia Earhart - The most difficult thing is the decision to act

 

3) Winners are not people who never fail but people who never quit. 

Winners are not people who never fail but people who never quit.Click To Tweet

4) “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —Anne Frank

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Anne Frank - Don't have to wait to improve the world

 

5) “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” —George Addair

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - George Addair - Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

 

6) “Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.” —Conor McGregor

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Conor McGregor - Winners focus on winning.

 

7) “There are better starters than me, but I’m a strong finisher.” —Usain Bolt

“There are better starters than me, but I’m a strong finisher.” —Usain Bolt Click To Tweet

8) “Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.” —Winston Churchill

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Winston Churchill - Some people dream of success while other work hard at it.

 

9) “I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” —Estee Lauder

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Estee Lauder - I never dreamt of success, I worked for it.

 

10) “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” —Robert Collier

'Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.' —Robert CollierClick To Tweet

11) You already have wings, now go fly!

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - You already have wings now go fly

 

12) “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” —Robert Tew

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Robert Tew - Your struggle today will be your strength tomorrow.

 

13) “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” —Sir Edmund Hillary

'It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.' —Sir Edmund HillaryClick To Tweet

14) “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” —T.S. Eliot

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - T.S. Eliot - Those who risk going too far can find out how far they can go.

 

15) “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - R W Emerson - Go where there is no path and leave a trail.

 

16) It may be stormy now but that doesn’t mean the sun isn’t on its way. Focus on the destination, not the path!

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Focus on the destination, not the path.

 

17) “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” —Chris Grosser

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” —Chris GrosserClick To Tweet

18) “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”  ― Suzy Kassem

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Doubt kills dreams - Suzy Kassem

 

19) It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

 

20) “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” -Dr. Seuss

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Dr. Seuss - Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

 

21) “Well done is better than well said.” —Benjamin Franklin

'Well done is better than well said.” - Benjamin Franklin Click To Tweet

22) The only place SUCCESS comes before WORK is in the dictionary.

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Success comes before work only in the dictionary.

 

23) “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”  —Pablo Picasso

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Pablo Picasso - Don't put things off

 

24) “You are not defined by your past, you are prepared by it.” —Joel Osteen

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - You're not defined by your past but prepared by it. - Joel Osteen

 

25) “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” —Ralph Marston

“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” - Ralph MarstonClick To Tweet

26) “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” —Peter T. McIntyre

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Peter McIntyre - Confidence

 

27) “I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt nothing and succeed.” —Robert H. Schuller

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Robert Schuller

 

28) “Leap and the net will appear.” —John Burroughs

Leap and the net will appear.” —John BurroughsClick To Tweet

29) “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” —Dr. Robert Anthony

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Dr Robert Anthony - You can have anything you want

 

30) “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.” —Charles Kettering

Motivational quotes for entrepreneurs - Charles Kettering - Every day is a new day for ideas and progress.

What Say You?

The daily grind can be tough on some days. The key is staying motivated each day.  Believe that you will succeed but accept that failure may happen first. (And if you’re worried about failure, check out these powerful quotes that will help when you doubt yourself.)

Now, tell me in the comments, what is your personal mantra to stay motivated and inspired?

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About the Author Meghan Monaghan

Identified as one of the top 100 content marketers to follow by Semrush and Buzzsumo, Meghan Monaghan is a marketing consultant and creator of the Content Profit Plan, her approach for generating leads and sales from website content. Over the past 27 years, she has worked in various marketing roles for startups, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and large corporations. Today, Meghan helps coaches, consultants, and service providers use content marketing to grow their businesses. You'll find her talking about marketing and productivity on The Messy Desk Podcast. She's passionate about dogs, veganism, faith, and minimal marketing.

  1. Such wonderful quotes, Meghan. The one that resonated the most for me was … “Everything you’re ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” But, overall what impressed me the most was the combination of the quotes with their images. This makes the impact more meaningful to have a visual tie-in which anchors the meaning of the quote. Thanks for a great selection to keep us motivated.

  2. Great collection of sayings. The bottom line of the ones on the top among the list actually is about “moving.” I believe in this. You won’t really go anywhere if you are passive.

  3. Such great quotes.. for sure Meghan… love that it is so important for us to be of value. Think about it… as business owners we need to continue to provide our consumers with value, stuff they need and THIS will allow us to be… a success. Truth.. without action, we just have empty goals. Improve the world.. starts right now, with you. Omg.. how this is so point on, right? lol Everything we want… is there.. we just need to overcome the fear to do it. Wow… love that too (FYI, your url is wrong on that image) Winners focus on winning and those same folks wake up and work.. not wait for it to be given to them or others set it up – enablers… and do it.. every day.. We’ve got that part down, huh? All super quotes… I just got carried away! lol

  4. Fantastic quotes a lot of Motivation here I could use formy sight having tech issues. I appreciate this very much and wish you a happy holiday to you and yyour family.

    Lori English

  5. Great inspiration Meghan. Love the way you have “Save” in the corner so it can be pinned easily. I especially like “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” Einstein

  6. Hands down winner for me . . . “Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.” —Conor McGregor I get so tired of folks wanted to copy success instead of finding their own success. Great list!

  7. Love all of these quotes and I saw a common theme in them too, Meghan! Success requires you to do something and take action. The air sign that I am, really loves “You already have wings, now go fly!” As someone who posts inspirational and motivational quotes a lot on social media, so many of these are ones I’ve also shared. It’s amazing how much motivation is available to us all and how we humans still find ways to stop ourselves. Sometimes before we even start. Thanks for the wonderful and inspiring post! Happy Holidays to you and yours.

  8. What wonderful quotes to inspire us for 2017. Hard to pick a favourite but I particularly like: “I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt nothing and succeed.” by Robert H. Schuller.

  9. Oh, I just love all of these Meghan! Thank you. I love them so much I can’t pick out a fav, but this one was new to me, and had me pausing to think: “Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.” —Conor McGregor
    Now that’s something I’ll be chewing on!

  10. I love these quotes. Thanks for including the images. I will be sharing them on Pinterest. =) My favorite is “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” by George Addair. Fear seems to drive us a lot. Either we don’t do something because of fear or we do something because of fear.

  11. Fantastic quotes! You’ve given me an idea to write a few motivational quotes on post cards and put them in my office. On my wall, close to my computer.

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