I like to read quotes from those who have had success. The inspire me and I keep many of them in my office in places where I can see them regularly. Below is a sample of some that I find ring true for the recruiters desk, and anyone that is running a business. No matter where you work, your desk is YOUR business!
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer. – Nolan Bushnell
My son is now an ‘entrepreneur’. That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job. – Ted Turner
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. – Norman Schwarzkopf
The golden rule for every business man is this: “Put yourself in your customer’s place. – Orison Swett Marden
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them! – C.J. Walker
The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it. – Debbi Fields
Life is too complicated not to be orderly. – Martha Stewart
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do. – Dennis Waitley
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming. – Richard Branson
Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching. – George Van Valkenburg
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