Successful is something we all wish to be in every aspect of life. The connotations of success might be as different for each one of us as the different life experiences in which we intend to achieve it but the experience of success feels pretty much the same to all of us. Embarking on the path of success might not have a singular clear cut route that will work for everyone in all certainty but deriving motivation to emerge as successful is surely a universal way of making things happen. Below we round up some of the most inspiring of successful business quotes for you to seek enough motivation to help pursue your own exact definition of what success should be like-
#1
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
HAROLD GENEEN
Success might be a term and concept very relative to one and all but for the most of us who equate this complex notion in emerging as successful particularly in commercial ventures of business and the like to profits and monetary gains has this of the profound quotes to unearth the truth. Success being the sum total of repeated efforts and constant exposure, it therefore is the experience derived out of these encounters in doing that matter the most when it comes to building a business. Profits and money undoubtedly will follow those who work upon their experience gained out of years and years of hard work but it is this experience that needs to be acquired first and foremost if one is to make a successful fortune out of it.
#2
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
One of the oft referred quotes in any charting of the successful route, business or otherwise is this classic deliverance by American polymath Henry David Thoreau. Glorifying being busy of course is a farce but to at least accord it its credit in all dueness is still the golden rule of success in business, in work and in life overall. Pursuing success should indeed be the unwavering goal but working on the path to it without being overly obsessed with the end result makes the difference when it comes to achieving it.
#3
The most successful entrepreneurs I know are optimistic. It’s part of the job description.
CATERINA FAKE
Flickr founder Caterina Fake seems to be dead on point with her dwelling on that aspect of success so oft ignored. Indeed a more enlightened take on the ‘it’s all in the mind’ check when it comes to achieving what one intends to is this quote that emphasises the power of a positive attitude and an optimistic mindset in eking out success in one’s own terms. Indeed believing in oneself is the key and so is the zeal to never give up even when faced with repeated setbacks. It only is the try and try hard till you succeed adage that is imparted in all profound assertion, albeit in even more emphatic a resounding of it.
#4
Patience. This is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.
J. PAUL GETTY
Anyone who has even for once ventured into the realm of business know that it takes a whole lot of attributes to emerge as successful out of that direction in choosing and this of the quotes derived from the immense experience of American industrialist J. Paul Getty singles out one of such particular traits. Patience counts as much as vision in doing business and those who have mastered this knack of delivering at the right time and in the right place create for themselves the perfect opportunity to emerge as a sure shot phenomenon in all success.
#5
There is no such thing as high returns without risk.
GERRY SCHWARTZ
Source: AZ Quotes
A quote of successful business leanings in terms as businessesque as possible, this gem from Onex founder and CEO Gerry Schwartz relays indeed the true essence of conducting one’s trade in acute understanding of it. The quantum of risk one is willing to take is always directly proportional to the returns gained on it. Even when it is not something of a business nature, this is a one liner that will still resonate across all spectrums of existence. But consider it from a pure business standpoint and the gravity of the underlying truth would never hold more substance.
#6
Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!
HENRY FORD
Source: CPA Practice Advisor
It’s all in the mind as they say and trust world famous auto businessman Henry Ford to deliver in utmost clarity this reality of life in such deliverance of words bound to strike anyone hard. To achieve success, one must first believe in themselves and their abilities and then only set about doing what they intend to. Those who already are doubting of their own skills and abilities are as right about their non shot at success as those who dare to make the plunge into success buoyed by their self confidence and inner motivation. Attitude matters more than one might think when it comes to conducting a successful business and this is one of the quotes that lays bare this stark truth in as realistic manner of it as possible.
#7
If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.
STEVE JOBS
The most successful businesspersons of the world all have at least one thing in common- the experience of setbacks and failure repeatedly and assuredly but unflinchingly as well. And who better to drive this point home than a business magnate who had been heralding of one of the most successful ventures with this most profound of all quotes to emphasise on the virtues of patience, persistence and perseverance all at once? Success is never easy to stumble upon and even the most dramatic seeming episodes of overnight success are in reality the result of relentless toil and persistence even in the face of failures, obstacles and numerous such adversities.
#8
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
WILL ROGERS
It’s a matter common in knowledge that doing is the ultimate assertion in believing and that actions always speak louder, whether over words or passion. Knowing what needs to be done and setting about to work on it make for two completely diverse worlds in enacting success. Even for those with the most clearest of visions about their purpose and as foolproof a plan in attaining it, being successful in their business will still cease to be the reality if they do not regard the spirit of what this of the immensely important quotes tries to deliver in very certain terms.
Taking the pains of labour in effecting the as adeptly thought out plans and as perfect drawing of the blueprints, even when it means constantly pushing oneself out of their comfort zone and to the edge of their limits especially in keeping up with their rivals and matching up to the competitors is as inevitable a step to scripting one’s story in ultimate success.
#9
If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.
BOB HOOEY
Being practical when it comes to conducting business so as to emerge as successful is what quotes like these have been seeking to deliver out of the wisdom and experience of some of the most seasoned veterans of the world. And trust Canadian inspirational speaker and coach Bob Hooey to deliver the number one lesson in helming a successful business. No business can survive without the backing of its customers and its tackling of clients and respectfully dealing with every single person and/ or entity on whom your passionate venture clings on to for dear success in dearer being of it is as crucial a factor as any other to consider. And as a deliverance in the most exclusively business centric nuances of working, this sure is a piece of advice to swear by even for established enough businesses.
#10
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
ALBERT SCHWEITZER
Success might hold different meaning for different individuals but there still are some universally held ideals by which this concept most pursued in the business realm abides essentially. And Nobel Prize winning polymath Albert Schweitzer singled out one key component that holds the key to emerging as successful a persona in business through this of his truest quotes. We all wish to bask in the happiness of success and that is perhaps the reason why true success eludes the most of us.
Our very understanding of success seems to be skewed since happiness is a precursor of success instead of being the other way around. It is in doing something we are genuinely passionate about and therefore working with which gives us immense joy that makes the recipe for success to build its base upon. Success is doing the best you can out of immense love and happiness for that venture you have been always honest about and knowing all the way that all this is worth the effort you have put into making it a reality, irrespective of whether it manifests as an out and out success at that or presents instead as a stumbling block to ultimate glory.
#11
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
HENRY FORD
Source: QuotesGram
Once again a visionary truth that reiterates the fact that success is not exclusively and certainly never primarily concerned with the bucks is this saying entailed out of the experience of Henry Ford. The very mention of successful business might lead one to scourge for such quotes that tend to be all about the valuation and worth of ventures and individuals but this is a notion that could not be any farther from the reality as possible. While the expectation of profits is what keeps businesses up and striving and competing, making money the preliminary consideration in scripting success makes instead for a striving for failure. And as ironic as it might sound, any prospect in solely money minting stubbornness makes one depreciate in their worth both in the ethics of their business and the essence of their identity.
