Do you feel stagnant? Are your days slow and lack excitement? Are you yearning for change, a renewal of your mind, soul, and body, even work? Are you aspiring for greatness but lack a catalyst? Do you dream of higher heights, deeper determination, and outstanding opportunities? Are excuses, lack of excitement or motivation holding you back from your dream career?

From this moment forward, cast all your uncertainties, weights, unhealthy pessimism, and worries aside. You can be a greater version of you. You can take a hold of your life, your circumstances, your work, and transform it from the inside out. You can be an Entrepreneur. All you need is a push… this article will be your push…remember that “even Eagles need a push”

Entrepreneurship is the future. It is a life style that practices intentional living, a no-excuse mindset, and strives to add value to everything and everyone. “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” – Anonymous. If entrepreneurship sounds like the right direction for you, then here are the Top 15 Entrepreneurship Quotes that will help kick start your new life.

1. “The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer. He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen.” – Robert L. Schwartz

Entrepreneurs have clarity of their vision and their plan of action. They can see it before others see. They take action before others do.

2. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.” -William James

Entrepreneurs wake up every morning excited. They have the gift of enthusiasm. Their passion is contagious. Make sure yours is worth catching.

3. “You are to set your own value, communicate that value to the world, and then not settle for less. Sound daunting? That’s just because it takes you out of your comfort zone. You have got to stop being an obstacle on your own path to wealth and security and happiness. You must understand that valuing yourself is well within your control.” – Suze Orman

Entrepreneurs invest in themselves. If you don’t bet on yourself, don’t expect anyone else to bet on you. When you add value to yourself, you can add value to others.

4. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

Entrepreneurs love problems, they enjoy challenges. Problems are opportunities in which you can become a better, bigger, and bolder version of yourself.

5. “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” – Howard Schultz

Entrepreneurs dream big, work hard, hustle, and take risks.

6. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs

When you face a challenge, as an Entrepreneur, you know the very first rule of success, NEVER QUIT and NEVER GIVE UP.

7. “When you cease to dream you cease to live” – Malcolm Forbes

Entrepreneurs dream big and live life. Dreams give you hope, hope gives you energy, and in return this positive energy gives you a better lifestyle.

8. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Entrepreneurs don’t have “I will try…” in their vocabulary, there is no such concept. They are movers and shakers. They get things done. They keep moving forward, no matter what.

9. “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”- Zig Ziglar

Entrepreneurs expect a positive outcome in all circumstances. They swing hard, swing often, and play to win.

10. “Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.” – General George Patton

Entrepreneurs do not fear failure. If anything, they fail more often, but they fail forward. They never accept failure as rock bottom, once they fall, they look and jump right back up.

11. “Remain authentic to yourself and your values as you build your business. Stand for something — never sell out for a quick buck.” – Cherylanne Skolnicki

Entrepreneurs make decisions based on their core values. Core values make tough decisions easy.

12. “Surround yourself with great mentors. They help when you reach a plateau in your business cycle and can shave years off your business development and growth through advising from their mistakes and successes.” – Thalej Vasishta

Successful entrepreneurs have Mentors, Coaches or Masterminds. They challenge themselves constantly in their life, family, business, and team. They see the value of the growth and aid that is offered by having a mentor or a coach. They attend mastermind groups to better themselves in order to better others.

13. Focus, Focus and Focus “Focus on ONE NICHE! And become the expert guru in that niche with your brand. Don’t get greedy! It’s the reason most quit by spreading themselves too thin.” – George Shepherd

Entrepreneurs never lose focus, they expand their brand daily.

14. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”- Zig Ziglar

Entrepreneurs know that Monetary Goals are not everything in life, instead, what you become by achieving them. Your hard work will get you to the top, but your character will keep you there.

15. “Entrepreneurship is the process of conquering fear with getting out of your comfort-zone and living daily in your God-given gift zone.” -Farshad Asl

If you enjoyed these Top 15 Entrepreneurship Quotes, then here is a bonus. Here are the Top 8 Characteristics that successful entrepreneurs all have in common.

If you have at least five of these characteristics, then you should seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur. Are you ready?

Top 8 Entrepreneurial Characteristics

Dream and Vision Clarity
Perseverance
Love to serve
Risk-taker
Fail often, but fail forward
Add value to themselves in order to add value to others
Live intentionally
Expect to win

If these quotes have been able to resonate with you and you have been able to recognize some or all of these characteristics within you, then you are ready to kick start your entrepreneurship. You are your only challenge. Utilize these wise words of many successful entrepreneurs. If they made it, so can you.