Owning a small business has its ups and downs. Even when things are going well, it is important to keep your focus on growth. Here we’ve assembled some of our favorite motivational quotes to inspire your next growth initiative.
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” – James Cash Penney
“The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.” – Sergey Brin
“Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation.” – Clayton Christensen
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." – Benjamin Franklin
"Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself." – Robert Henri
“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow
“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.” – Bruce Lee
“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” – Socrates
“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
“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
“Don’t look at small business as a means to an end and a way to make money until the corporation hires you; look at it as a chance to create something of immeasurable value and beauty in a world that desperately needs it.” – Michael Gerber
