After a really-awful-no-good-very-bad-day last week, I did what I always do when I’m feeling defeated, deflated, and completely unmotivated:
I read through my collection of uplifting, encouraging, and inspiring quotes to help change my mindset and get me back to work.
And it got me thinking…
Sometimes we all need a bit of inspiration, motivation, and encouragement on this journey of entrepreneurship.
So I decided to share a bit of my quote collection with you today for anytime you need a pick-me-up from a really-awful-no-good-very-bad-day or even a kick in the pants for when you’re feeling unmotivated and a bit sluggish (because we all have those times, too).
Without further ado, here are 50 inspiring and motivating quotes for female entrepreneurs!!
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50 QUOTES TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
“You can do anything, but not everything.” – David Allen
“If we won’t be better tomorrow than we were today, then what do we need tomorrow for?” – Rabbi Nahman
“Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneur’s DNA.” – Barbara Corcoran
“You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.” – Chuck Carlson
“Motivation and passion may have gotten you started in the creative industry, but strategy and action will keep your business going.” – Lauren Hooker
“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” – Alan Cohen
“Insight without action is worthless.” – Marie Forleo
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
“Success doesn’t come to you. You go to it.” – Marva Collins
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” – Banksy
“What you know right now is enough to get you started on something big.” – Michael Hyatt
“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” – Julie Andrews
“A goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot.” – Joe Vitale
“There’s a way to do it better—find it.” – Thomas Edison
“There’s a huge difference between working on something and working towards something.” – Pat Flynn
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” – Sir Winston Churchill
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo
“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Steve Furtick
“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush
“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way; if you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint Exupéry
“The middle is messy, but that’s also where the magic happens.” – Brené Brown
“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar
“You gotta do the work if you want to see the results.” – Heather Crabtree
“I’m unstoppable because I don’t know how to stop.” – Tina Fey
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
“80% of success is simply showing up.” – Woody Allen
“Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer
“Everything is figureoutable.” – Marie Forleo
“She was unstoppable. Not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them.” – Beau Taplin
“Most people overestimate what they can do in a day, and underestimate what they can do in a lifetime.” – Bill Gates
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
“Trust me when I say you do *not* have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going.” – Marie Forleo
“First you have to believe in yourself before others can believe in you.” – Mimi Ikonn
“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” – Zig Ziglar
“Your dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
“Passion is great but it’s only a fraction of running a business.” – Lori Greiner
“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.” – Michael Jordan
“If you don’t do it, someone else will.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
“It’s normal to get stuck, but stupid to stay stuck.” – Barbara Corcoran
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings. Always believe in yourself.” – Unknown
“You have treasures hidden within you—extraordinary treasures—and so do I, and so does everyone around us. And bringing those treasures to light takes work and faith and focus and hours of devotion, and the clock is ticking, and the world is spinning, and we simply do not have time anymore to think so small.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Which of these quotes was your favorite?
Do you have any favorite quotes that didn’t make the list?
If so, share them below!!
