35 Motivational Quotes for the Work at Home Entrepreneur

By Latisha S. | latisha@pancakedigitalsolutions.com

If you are an entrepreneur working from home, you know how easy it is to become discouraged.  That’s why I’ve compiled this list of 35 motivational quotes for the work at home entrepreneur.

I hope this list encourages you to keep pushing forward even when you may feel like giving up!

  1. “The key to success is to start before you are ready.”-Marie Forleo
  2. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”- Steve Jobs
  3. “I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder
  4. “Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that is the one that is going to help you grow.” – Caroline Myss
  5. “A ship is always safe at shore. But that is not what it’s built for.”- Albert Einstein
  6. “Comparison is the thief of joy. Comparison will rob your motivation and kill your joy faster than everything else.”- Sean Cannell
  7. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
  8. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action. Fear is nature’s way of warning us to get busy.”– Dr. Henry Link
  9. “Believe you can and you are halfway there” Teddy Roosevelt
  10. “Empathy is simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of you’re not alone.” – Brene Brown
  11. “No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.” – Regina Brett
  12. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”- Winston Churchill
  13. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
  14. “Do one thing every day that scares you.”- Anonymous
  15. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”- Michael John Bobak
  16. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”- Napoleon Hill
  17. “In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.”- Peter F. Drucker
  18. “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”- Carol Burnett
  19. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” -Vince Lombardi
  20. “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” -George Woodberry
  21. “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”-Dave Thomas
  22. “The stars will never align, and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. The universe doesn’t conspire against you, but it doesn’t go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Pro and con lists are just as bad. If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.”-Tim Ferriss
  23. “Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”-Oprah Winfrey
  24. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”-Thomas Edison
  25. “Please think about your legacy, because you’re writing it every day.” – Gary Vaynerchuck
  26. “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
  27. “I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say what is and what is definitely not possible.” – Henry Ford
  28. “If you never want to be criticized, for goodness’ sake don’t do anything new.” – Jeff Bezos
  29. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
  30. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs
  31. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” – Robert Kiyosaki
  32. “Change is not a threat, it’s an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, trans-formative success is.” – Seth Godin
  33. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
  34. “Appreciate where you are in your journey, even if it’s not where you want to be. Every season serves a purpose.”
  35. “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”-Woodrow Wilson

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Sometimes we all need a little word of encouragement, inspiration and motivation. Of course these aren’t all the amazing motivational quotes out there! But these are a few of our favorites. Don’t forget to bookmark this post for some motivation during those rough times in your business.

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