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Posted over 10 years ago

Top 15 Quotes to inspire your Real Estate Business any day of the year

Here are 15 quotes that I've compiled and keep in a text document on my desktop. These quotes remind me that others have faced adversity and accomplished their dreams. Be sure to leave a comment with your favorite quotes and subscribe to my blog on the right.

1. “The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.” —Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn

2. “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars — I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” —Warren Buffett

3. “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone. Know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.” —Dave Thomas, Founder, Wendy’s

4. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” —Benjamin Franklin

5. “If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.” —Ray Kroc, McDonald’s founder

6. Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right! – Henry Ford

7. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison

8. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches. – Napoleon Hill

9. The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. – Lilly Tomlin

10. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety–nine percent perspiration. – Thomas A. Edison

11. You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. ~ Zig Ziglar

12. If you are going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill

13. The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee

14. Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. ~ Frederick B Wilcox

15. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~ Thomas A. Edison

16. If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours. ~ Ray Kroc












Comments (4)

  1. "Opportunities multiply as they are seized" - Sun Tzu “There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile. “ - Zig Ziglar "Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners." - Robert T. Kiyosaki "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." – Bill Cosby "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can be really great." - Mark Twain


  2. Here is one I like. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” Newt Gingrich


  3. Nice list. Some of my favorites and some great ones I hadn't seen before.


  4. You want to know what it takes to sell real estate? It takes BRASS BALLS to sell real estate. Blake--(Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross)