With the new year comes a chance for new beginnings. This could mean a new business plan, overdue renovations, or even opening another location for small business owners. As the leader of your business, it is essential that you maintain your spark and motivation to inspire the rest of your organization. Here we've compiled 12 quotes to ponder and share in the new year.

1.  "We overestimate how much we can accomplish in a day, and we underestimate how much we can do in a year." – Unknown

2.  "You never fail until you stop trying" – Albert Einstein

3.  "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." – Anatole France

4.  “A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.” – Charles M. Schwab

5.  “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” – Taylor Swift

6.  “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison

7.  “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein

8.  “What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

9.  “In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two.” – Lee Iacocca

10.  "Packaged inside of every mistake there lays a great lesson. And while I don’t want to take the mistake into the New Year, I most certainly want to take the lesson that’s packaged inside of it." - Craig D. Lounsbrough

11.  "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." - Abraham Lincoln

12.  "What the new years brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year." - Vern McLellan

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