Here are 20 inspirational quotes compiled by Alex Reale that may help you achieve your goals....whatever they may be.

In the past, we’ve provided numerous inspirational quotes to motivate entrepreneurs. Sometimes, it just takes the right words or phrases to get someone motivated enough to pursue their goals. That is why we’ve gone back and found even more inspirational sayings to keep you striving for success. Check out our list of twenty more inspirational quotes for entrepreneurs below.

1. “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” –Nolan Bushnell.

2. “If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.” - Mark Zuckerberg.

3. “Never give in – never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” - Winston Churchill.

4. “There are lots of bad reasons to start a company. But there’s only one good, legitimate reason, and I think you know what it is: it’s to change the world.” - Phil Libin.

5. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” - Vince Lombardi.

6. "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover." - Mark Twain.

7. “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 do, and be one of the exceptions.” - Steve Case.

8. “Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.” - Anthony Volodkin.

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

10. “It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.” - Richard Harroch.

11. “To any entrepreneur: if you want to do it, do it now. If you don’t, you’re going to regret it.” - Catherine Cook.

12. “If you don't know what to do with your life, do something that saves lives. The world is full of people in need; be the part of their life that fills that need.” - Sanjeev Saxena.

13. “I hate how many people think, “glass half-empty” when their glass is really four-fifths full. I’m grateful when I have one drop in the glass because I know exactly what to do with it.” - Gary Vaynerchuk.

14. “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” - Biz Stone.

15. "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." Beverly Sills.

16. “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

17. “Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.” - Oprah Winfrey.

18. "Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It's the mastery of fear. It's about getting up one more time than we fall down." - Arianna Huffington.

19. "Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently." - Sara Blakely.

20. "Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works." - Mary Kay Ash.

All of these people have seen hardships and difficulties in their life, but they were strong enough to persevere, which is why they are seen as icons in the business world. Learn from their example and use their words to encourage you to keep pursuing your goals.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Alex Reale - Content Writer/Social Media Marketing

Alex researches and writes extensively on Velocity’s Sales & Marketing, Finance, Technology, Operations, HR Management, Legal, and Growth & Development topics, as they relate to professional success and personal well-being.

How to Restore Trust in Your Workplace

1.  Apologize sincerely...without making excuses.  When you make a mistake, apologize and say it like you mean it.  Don't excuse yourself by blaming your poor performance on an outside event or circumstance.  Accept ownership for the mistake.  No "buts"....; anytime you hear a "but" it's fair to question the sincerity of the apology.  Don't be too quick to move away from how uncomfortable you are feeling.  Don't move to quickly into what you are going to do to correct your mistake.  Feel the mistake and allow others to sense your pain.  This path opens the door for members of your staff to do the same thing; it brings an atmosphere of reality and honesty to your discussions.  No longer are you talking about the way you wished things were or the way they are described in the brochure;  you're talking about things as they are;  it's the foundation for improved performance from top to bottom.

 

2.  Admit your mistakes and weaknesses;  ask for help and feedback.  If you feel insecure as a leader, this will be very hard to do.  If on the other hand you approach your responsibilities with a sense of self-confidence, you will accept the fact that you are not perfect and can always improve your performance; like the professional athlete, always looking for the slightest bit of competitive advantage.  And you ask for honest feedback from your colleagues; feedback that you take seriously and use as the foundation for your own growth and development.  What a great model for your organization:  that you, their leader, take concrete steps to improve your own performance, just as you expect others to do. 

3.  Share your personal life experience; take a chance; be vulnerable.  You're familiar with the phrase, "business is business and personal is personal..."   Well trust me that is nothing but a self-protective excuse.  The more we know about each other, the better we will be able to work together.  Yes you become vulnerable but it is that very vulnerability which makes you more trustworthy; it makes you human and more believable.  Some groups of employees do this periodically as a way of restoring a previously achieved level of trust.  It always binds people together in a new way.  It can be low impact; everyone is in charge of how much they reveal, but as the trust level grows each person will feel more comfortable in sharing what their personal life experiences look like.  Often it's these experiences which have a drastic impact on job performance, but when shared with co-workers they become an avenue for mutual support and assistance.  

 Trust within an organization is important to the organization's success.  High trust organizations, as several studies have illustrated, are more sustainable.  But it is not a piece of equipment; it feeds on the relationships which develop between employees.  It takes time to develop and must be maintained.  

Alignment is More Than Car Repair
by Larry Wenger

Watch an experienced crew boat team.  It's a vision of alignment, synchronization and harmony.  Aligned in rowing rhythm and rowing intensity, a crew boat team is in good shape to win a race.  Lacking that description however, the boat slows down, stalls, or goes in a circle.  If one rower tries to be the star or if a rower decides to take the day off, the chances of success decrease dramatically.   The crew must be accountable to each other; there may be a team captain, but they do not win races without a common understanding of team work and what they individually must do to be successful.  

So it is in organizations.  If everyone is rowing together the organization can produce achievements and performance beyond anyone's expectations;  they will have a sustainable advantage over any form of competition.  

But why do we so rarely see this kind of alignment in organizations. It all starts at the top.  Senior Leaders must set the example.  Their work must illustrate principles of good team work.  For example they will:

• trust that other team members will be committed to the success of the team
• honestly communicate, even when it means conflict and disagreement
• be considerate of the opinions of others, especially those directly effected by the issue at hand, but in the end they commt to a single clear strategy
• they commit to quality improvement; to be a better team member  (and a better team) today than was true yesterday
• monitor results, observe and listen; paying attention means you will have an "early warning" when a strategy is working or not working and to identify the lack of success honestly and without defensiveness.  That's the way to solve problems quickly.

In implementing these five characteristics, Senior Leaders set the model for the rest of the organization to follow.   The result is clear tasks and objectives.  Everyone knows exactly what they have to do next in order for the their team to be successful.  

Success is not reliant on superstar talent, great equipment and lots of money; it has to do with the staff, from top to bottom, and the degree to which they are in agreement (alignment) about what's most important.