Inspirational Quotes

This week for my journal entry, I figured I would do something a little different. Instead of writing the lessons I learned from readings and videos, I decided I would write down some of the quotes that stood out to me the most, that I feel will serve as inspirational quotes and guides in my entrepreneurial journey. The quotes that I pondered and reflected a lot this week were:

“It’s easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time. If you give in to the “just this once… you’ll regret where you end up. You’ve got to define for yourself what you stand for and draw the line in a safe place.” –Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

“Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.” –Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

“The metric by which God will assess [our] lives isn’t dollars but the individual people whose lives [we] have touched.” –Clayton M. Christensen, How Will You Measure Your Life?

“The question is not one of managing time, but one of managing ourselves with the time we have. Each minute is a little thing and yet, with respect to our personal productivity, to manage the minute is the secret of success.” –Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Little Things Are Important

“Do what you love. You’ll be better at it.” –Francis Ford Coppola, from Do What You Love by Tom Kelly

“Success is not necessarily just about working hard. It’s about making the right choices, the right decisions.” –Jeff Hawkins, Effective Choices, Not Longer Days

These quotes serve as a reality check. They help me focus on my goals and priorities. With so much going around, and with everything that we are taught, it is easy to loose touch of what our true purpose in life is. We tend to mix up our priorities and devote a lot of our time into things that deviate us from what is really important to us. I hope to use these quotes as inspiration and daily reminders to reflect on what is important to me, help me to make the right decisions, and make sure I am using my time wisely. This will make my life more meaningful and help me be successful in my journey into the entrepreneurial world.