If you’re feeling uninspired or are lacking motivation, who’s better to look to than some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world? You have to assume that these business moguls know what they are talking about as their global businesses are testament to the drive, ambition and experience they possess.
Take some inspiration and advice from these 10 successful entrepreneurs. If it can work for them, it can work for you too!
1. Steve Jobs – Cofounder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.
2. Donald Trump – Chairman and President of The Trump Organization and the Founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts
“I like thinking big. If you’re going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.”
3. Mark Zuckerberg – Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive of Facebook
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
4. Richard Branson – Founder of Virgin Group
“The best way of learning about anything is by doing.”
5. Howard Schultz – Chairman and CEO of Starbucks
“Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.”
6. Alan Sugar – Founder of Amstrad
“If you enjoy what you do, don’t be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.”
7. Anita Roddick – Founder of The Body Shop
“I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in.”
8. Arianna Huffington – Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post
“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.”
9. Hilary Devey – CEO and Chair of Pall-Ex Group
“If you don’t have faith in yourself, then nobody else will have faith in you.”
10. Matt Mullenweg – WordPress Developer
“I don’t have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.”
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