We bring in the new year with the best of intentions to start new, positive habits (and keep them!). As the year goes on, it gets harder and harder to keep those habits in place. Here are 6 quotes from successful business leaders to help you stay focused and motivated all year long!
Warren Buffett (CEO, Berkshire Hathaway)
“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”
Listed close to the top of both Forbes’ wealthiest and most powerful lists, Warren Buffett is respected as the smartest and savviest investor of our time. Bill Gates once wrote that being jealously protective of his time was an important lesson he’d learned from Buffett. “There are only 24 hours in everyone’s day. Warren has a keen sense of this. He doesn’t let his calendar get filled up with useless meetings.” Even if you’re not a multibillionaire, you shouldn’t either.
Dave Ramsey (Financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker)
“Nothing happens without focus. Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.”
For the last 25 years, Dave Ramsey has devoted his life to helping people get out of debt by educating them about finance. Ramsey acquired great success at a young age, but lost everything because he didn’t manage his money properly. After filing for bankruptcy, he turned his life around and began counseling couples and families on finance. Now he is a successful and well-respected financial expert. He would not be where he is today without an intense focus and mission-based effort to bring financial peace to families all over the country.
Gary Vaynerchuk (Entrepreneur, investor, wine connoisseur)
“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 is an entrepreneur, investor and wine connoisseur. He is also a successful speaker and author and is sought after for top events year after year. He truly practiced what he preaches in this quote–he took his father’s liquor store from $3 million annual sales to $50 million in just seven years.
Zig Ziglar (Author, salesman, and motivational speaker.)
“Where you start is not as important as where you finish.”
Born the 10th of 12 children, Ziglar grew up in a poor family and faced hard times as a child (his father and sister died within two days of each other). His perseverance, determination and eternal optimism helped him become a successful salesman and later one of the most recognizable motivational speakers of his generation.
Truett Cathy (Founder, Chick-Fil-A)
“Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.”
Truett Cathy was an American entrepreneur who founded the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. With Mr. Cathy as with any other successful business leader, his success did not come easy but was the result of years of hard work.
Walt Disney (Founder, the Walt Disney Company)
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Disney developed one of the most iconic brands in the world. There’s no denying that he was a man of action, creating films, characters, theme parks and more.
Thanks for checking out this list of inspirational quotes! Which one was your favorite?
