Powerful Business Quotes To Inspire Success & Productivity

Motivate yourself with powerful business quotes that inspire success and productivity. Inspirational quotes about business and success for entrepreneurs.

Everyone needs a little pick me up and extra motivation from time to time. Inspirational quotes often considered cliche. However, if you can find the right ones that actually push you, cheer you up, and give you that little something when you need it the most, they can make all the difference.

Make sure that you find those business owners and entrepreneurs whose words reach you and always keep them close. You can make a nice sticker out of your favorite ones, write them down in your notebook, set them as screensavers, or print them and hang them on the wall.

We collected here some of our favorite quotes about success and business that often help us keep moving when we feel like stopping because we’re physically or mentally tired. Take a look around and soak in the knowledge, wisdom, and positivity of some of the most successful women and men from around the world.

Inspirational & Powerful business quotes about success for entrepreneurs.

10. “Focus on being productive instead of busy.” Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss is one of the most widely known entrepreneurs and podcasters. He is the go-to guy for most entrepreneurs who are just starting out because he wrote multiple widely successful books on the subject. Tim also has plenty of powerful business quotes that are greatly motivational. If you want more than quotes you should check out his most successful book The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.

9. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them, and start again.” Richard Branson

Richard Branson is not only one of the most successful businessmen on earth but he’s also one of the most inspiring and motivating people. He wrote multiple business books on his life, work, and shared his inner thoughts and advice for a happy and successful business and personal life. If you want to read more about him you should check out his book Screw It, Let’s Do It: Lessons in Life and Business.

8. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley was a successful NBA player who later became one of the most popular American senators. His quotes and inspirational life motivated and influenced millions not only in the US but all over the world. You can learn more about his atypical but exceptional life from his book Values of the Game.

7. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn is one of the most beloved American entrepreneurs and motivational speakers. He helped countless aspiring millionaires put success and life goals into perspective and grow not only as a business owner but as a human being. Jim wrote multiple books and one of his classics 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America’s Foremost Business Philosopher is still among the bests an entrepreneur can pick up.

6. “Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.” Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh was a visionary entrepreneur and an incredible human being who always focused on happiness as well as achieving success. If you want to learn more about how to create a happy working environment with happy employees you should check out his book Delivering Happiness.

5. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” Chris Grosser

Chris Grosser is an inspirational photographer and sales wizard. He started his photography business at the age of 18 which quickly reached millions of people in over 85 countries worldwide.

4. “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember–the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker who wrote multiple widely successful business books. His most well-known book is See You At The Top which is filled with ‘how-to’ steps, testimonials, and strategies that will help you change your thinking and achieve your goals faster.

3. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” Walt Disney 

Walt Disney needs no introduction. He was one of the most successful artists and entrepreneurs who ever walked on our planet. His quotes and movies have inspired, motivated, and made billions happier and more successful around the world. While he never wrote a book you should check out Robert Iger’s fascinating book The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.

2. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was a gifted poet and civil rights activist who inspired millions of people all over the world. If you love reading motivational and hopeful poetry or memoirs you should pick up her works.

1. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.” Henry Ford  

Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate who also founded the Ford Motor Company. He not only revolutionized transportation and American industry but the expression ‘Fordism’ (mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers) was born because of him. His biography My Life and Work is not only a must-read for entrepreneurs and business owners but was selected by scholars as one of the most culturally important memoirs ever written.

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