Sometimes you reach a point in your career where you need a little extra motivation. You might feel stuck in a rut, nervous about completing new job tasks, concerned about your job security, or just feeling a little lost.
To provide inspiration for when you need it most, here are 10 quotes from entrepreneurs, athletes, intellectuals, artists, and visionaries to motivate you – no matter where you are in your career.
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you have not found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple.
- “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
- Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co.
- “Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it.”
- Katharine Whitehorn, British Journalist.
- “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
- Michael Jordan, NBA great.
- “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- Albert Einstein, Physicist, and Scientist.
- “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
- Maya Angelou, American Author, Poet,
& Civil Rights Activist.
- “If you’re hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you have given it your absolute best,
It is time to move forward.”
- Richard Branson, Virgin Group
- “One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
- Arthur Ashe, Professional Tennis
Player & Activist.
- “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
- Thomas Edison, American Inventor.
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
- George Elliot, English
Victorian Novelist.
