Inspiration Quotes About Goals

"Who aims at excellence will be above mediocrity; who aims at mediocrity will be far short of it."
Burmese Saying

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another."

John Dewey

"Your goal should be just out of reach, but not out of sight."
Denis Waitley and Remi Witt 

"A goal is a dream with a deadline."
Napoleon Hill 

"Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right."
Aldous Huxley

"The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize."
Richard Monckton Milnes

"It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

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What makes a millionaire?

The Director’s Centre, which aims to help businesses become more profitable and fun to run, ran a survey called the ‘Magic Million Survey’ to try to get to the bottom of what makes one person able to become a millionaire and another not.

High achievers had a strong sense of self belief and a tendency to take responsibility for themselves and the factors around them. Whereas, those who got stuck in a rut and failed to progress and grow their businesses tended to blame external factors and have self-limiting beliefs.

They identified attributes, traits and characteristics of successful business people and discovered that the biggest difference between achievers and wannabes was the approach to success.

Fear is often the main factor in a lack of success, as people are afraid to risk losing what they have, are afraid of failure or are afraid to relinquish control of any aspects of their business (critical for a truly scalable business).

On the other hand, successful entrepreneurs are usually more self-aware, and know that they are often the bottle neck, holding the business back from even more success.

The successful business owners who took part in the survey all presented the following traits in one combination or another: charismatic leadership, a ‘can do’ attitude, a fast-moving, exciting business environment, motivational rewards systems for staff, a good body of staff… and luck.

You can read the original article here.

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More Entrepreneurship Quotes

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

– Winston Churchill, British Politician

“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.”

– Adam Osborne, American Author

“Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”

– Henry Ford, American Industrialist

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

– Vince Lombardi, NFL Coach

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

– Winston Churchill, British Politician

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree I would spend six hours sharpening my axe.”

– Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

“The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning – to create a product or service to make the world a better place.”

– Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur, Investor, Author

“Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

– Confucius , Thinker and Philosopher

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

– Richard Branson, British Industrialist

 

“Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.”

– Anonymous

“The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us is more concerned with discriminating between opportunities than he or she is with failing to see the opportunities.”

– Michael Gerber, Author and Entrepreneur

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

– Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”

– Chinese Proverb

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Do you need to have a degree in business studies to become an entrepreneur?

With worldwide University attendance rates at their highest ever (though watch this space to see how the increased fees will affect UK students), it’s commonly believed that you can’t get anywhere in life without that little piece of paper that says you spent four years or more attending lectures, and sitting exams at the end.

 

But research shows that most students remember almost nothing of what they learned at school or university. So is it worth going to university if you want to make it big in business?

The answer is that while university will be very helpful as a character building experience and to make friends that will last a lifetime, there are many examples of people who dropped out of college, had terrible reviews from their teachers and lecturers and turned out to be some of the most successful business people and entrepreneurs of our time – these include Richard Branson and Bill Gates.

So, there’s nothing wrong with qualifications, and getting an education is no bad thing, but a degree in business studies does not a good business person make, and it’s very possible to strike it rich without a university degree.

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Industries of the future

Entrepreneurs are constantly thinking about the future and modern society is moving and developing faster than our human ancestors of the past could have ever imagined.

So what are the industries that show the most promise for transforming how the future looks?

Bioengineered renewable fuels

 

Energy is the word on everyone’s lips. We all know that the fossil fuels aren’t going to last forever, and renewable sources such as wind solar and geo-thermal and being developed, but not yet fast enough. There have been some complications to bio-fuel development – notably the impact on the food market, but algae and other bioforms seem like a good alternative if and when they can be developed efficiently in the future.

Medical advances

Spray on artificial skin for burn victims is already a reality – now it just has to pass all the safety regulations and it will change the lives of those with fire and other skin damage. Personalisation is the keyword for the future of medicines, with our personal physical make-ups being closely analysed and noted and medicines and therapies being tailor-made to suit our specific individual requirements.

Robots

Humans have been obsessed with robots for many decades, even centuries, and we’re now bringing the field of robotics into a phase that we can recognise from sci-fi movies and novels. There are bionic arms that can be attached to people who have lost limbs and controlled solely by the mind, and there are humanoid robots that can complete obstacle courses – with serious impact for military strategy.

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Inspirational Quotes

“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” – Unknown

“I want to be all used up when I die.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine

“Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen.” – Unknown

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

“It is never too late to be who you might have been.” — George Eliot

Dont be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.. - Unknown

“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

“Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” – Unknown

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

 

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Starting a Business

In the current climate with even long established businesses going to the wall and many companies struggling to stay afloat there are increasing number of people being made redundant and many of those people consider starting their own business with their redundancy package.

But most businesses fail within the first year – why is that?

Unrealistic expectations

Some people think that running your own business means being able to do what you want to do all the time. That it means waking up at whatever time, staying in your pyjamas all day and taking days off willy nilly. Unfortunately this is pretty much the opposite of the reality of running your own business.

People who start businesses usually work longer hours than those who do 9 – 5 , and  a lot of entrepreneurs are naturally workaholics. If you’re choosing starting a business because it’ll be an easy option, it’s the road to disaster.

Lack of Planning

Many startups think they’ve got a good idea, but fail to do the nitty gritty maths and calculations that are required to work out whether it is actually a viable business or not. Sure, projections of new startups are notoriously difficult and can be wildly wrong, but if it’s going to be literally impossible to make it add up, it’s better to see it from abstract calcultaions than a year later in your bank balance.

Another area where inexperienced people fail is by not checking out the competition properly and assuming customers will be battering down their door. Knowing what you’re up against and having a clear reason for people to buy from you instead of them is critical and you don’t want to be discovering your nemesis later down the line.

Lack of adequate funds                                                             

Businesses need funds to get started. Even starting on a shoestring means having at least a few hundred or thousand. The minimum a business needs to start is a phone, a business card and a website. But most successful business people know that to make a business a success you need to start off by investing.

With the right funding for marketing and giving a professional impression, trust is built quickly and customer bases can be expanded quickly, turning the company into a profit maker rather than having it creep along without breaking even for years.

If you want to give your business the best chance of success, then why not contact Chelsea Singh, via his personal website or check out CS Investments.

Chelsea Singh’s latest Business Quotes

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Dale Carnegie

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
Niccolo Machiavelli

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.
William Feather

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Adam Smith

All lasting business is built on friendship.
Alfred A. Montapert

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Steve Jobs

 

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Tips for getting investment for your new business – from Chelsea Singh

If you’re thinking of starting up a new business, there’s a good chance you’re going to need investment to get your venture off the ground – even if you are starting on a shoestring budget.

So how do you convince potential investors that you’ve got the goods?

Here are a few pointers to get you going in the right direction.

Do the sums

Any serious investor is going to start talking about numbers, and you’re not going to get anywhere if you’re afraid of them. It’s true that projections for start-ups are notoriously hard – and the real figures are often wildly different – but that doesn’t mean it’s not a worthwhile exercise that may highlight problem areas and determine whether the idea really has any merit to begin with.

Be realistic

You may think that everybody’s going to be beating down your door to purchase hundreds of Thingummywatsits from you, but until you’ve tested the market, you really can’t know. Yes, entrepreneurs need to believe in themselves and have passion and drive, but that doesn’t mean being blindly optimistic.

Do your research

Test the market and find your competitors. This might sound daunting if you’ve never done it before, but you will be in a much stronger position if you get it together enough to do this research. Search the internet on terms that you want people to search for your products on, and see what comes up. Then try a bunch more. You’ll be amazed how many ideas have already been thought of and implemented…

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Could you run your own business? Part Three: Determination

This is the third of three articles exploring what sort of personality traits it takes to run your own business.

You can read the first part of the article here, or, read the second part here.

If you’re considering leaving employment and starting your own business, there must be something that sparked that desire. Perhaps you’re unhappy with your job, or maybe you’re tempted by the advantages of not having a boss, or perhaps (and this is becoming more and more common in the current economic climate) you’ve been made redundant and have a lump sum of money that is inspiring this idea.

But not everybody has what it takes to be an entrepreneur and run their own business. We’ve already looked at how important discipline and a thick skin are – this week we’ll look at perhaps the most important trait of all – determination.

Determination

Determination runs underneath discipline and a thick skin – it is the core of everything. All business owners get plenty of knocks along the way, and everybody has some failures. The difference between those that make it as success and those that don’t is determination.

Some people will wobble at the first bad news and throw the towel in. Others will see that as a challenge to relish and will find a way round, over or through the issue. Then, if they’re faced with another, they do it over, and over again.

Running your own business does not allow a lot of room for complacency, if you want an easy life, without stress or uncertainty, then you should probably stick to employment.

But if you’ve got what it takes to keep fighting against the odds, just because it’s in your bones to succeed, then you may have what it takes to become a successful business owner.

More inspiring quotes from Chelsea Singh

"Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming." – Richard Branson
 
"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." – Norman Schwarzkopf

"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. 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

"To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult." – Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth

"I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!" – C.J. Walker

"The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do." – Dennis Waitley

Business Basics – The Business Plan: Part One

If you want to start a business and you’re looking for investment, either from  banks or from private investors, you’re going to need a business plan.

A business plan is a document that details various aspects of a proposed business, including the aims of the business, the background of the individuals starting the business, details of the products and services that are on offer, the market, competition, strengths and weaknesses, operations, pricing strategy and financial forecasts.

Aims of the business

This will include a summary of the business, its aims and a brief financial summary. This section is called the executive summary, and although you have to spend hours, days, even weeks preparing your business plan, at the end of the day, this page may be the only part that the investors actually look at.

The background of the individuals starting the business

The business plan should set out why the individuals are the best people to start this business. They must demonstrate that they have the appropriate skills and experience required to make this business a success, including previous work experience, qualifications and education, hobbies and interests and anything else that’s relevant.

Details of the products and services that are on offer

Naturally a key part of the business plan is details of the products and or services that are going to be sold. There should be a single line description and also a more detailed description. Ideally there will be information about Unique Selling Points (USPs) that will give your company the edge over competitors.

The market,

A sign of a serious entrepreneur is one that knows the importance of knowing their market. It’s no good just assuming the market is there and will be beating down your door – you need market research and hard data to crunch. This should include a description of your typical customer, their profile (individuals or businesses, age, wealth levels etc), what their priorities are, whether you’ve sold them before, location and much more.

Competition

The better the devil you know, as they say. New businesses need to know exactly what they’re up against. That means how much competition there is and what it looks like. Who currently holds the market share, how big are they, how long have they been in business, how do they make a success of it? You can learn a lot from your competition, and you need to be very clear about exactly why your customers should buy from you and not them.

Click here to read part two.

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Follow Your Dreams - inspirational quotes

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
Pamela Vaull Starr

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
Harriet Tubman

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Patrick Henry

All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Lanston Hughes

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
William Faulkner

You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.
Henry D. Thoreau

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Motivational Quotes from Chelsea Singh

If you want to succeed in the world must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.
John B. Gough 

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Take calculated risks.
That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
Samuel Smiles 

  

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
William B. Sprague

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
Voltaire 

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Chelsea Singh's Tips for Entrepreneurs that are Starting out

The entrepreneur is a rare breed. Sure, there are plenty of people who think it would be nice to run their own business one day, but for most of them it will never happen. So what sets entrepreneurs out from mere mortals?

It's about being bold and confident enough to take what you want, about having a strong self-belief and self confidence even in the face of opposition, and it's about getting to know the right people to help you on your way.

Don't be afraid to take risks

If there's one thing that makes an antrepreneur, it's a willingness to take risks. If you're not willing to take a risk, you're never going to win anything more than average. taking risks means getting it wrong sometimes. But entrepreneurs don't have time to cry over spilt milk, they have to move stright onto the next project.

Become a great networker

It's all about who you know. But that doesn't mean you have to be born into a family with riches and connections (thought that certainly helps). Chelsea Singh is evidence that it's possible to build up from nothing - but you have to make friends adn contacts on the way and you have to be willing to take their advice and know when to listen to their assistance.

Don't listen to people who put you down

If you have big dreams and are willing to take the risks to reach them, there will always be people who like nothing better than putting you down and telling you that it's never going to work. That's because they know they're never going to make more of themselves and so they don't want anybody else to either.

If you've got the entrepreneurial spirit, then contact Chelsea Singh via his business and who knows - maybe you could be working together on the next big thing.

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Chelsea Singh - the building of an empire

There are plenty of rags to riches stories in the movies and in books, and Chelsea Singh proves that it's not only in fiction. Chelsea grew up in a modest working class family in London, but when he saw the riches and wealth of the exclusive areas of the capital, he developed a hunger to build his own empire.

Starting by working his way up a photographic company, the young Chelsea identified opportunities around him and soon and soon invested in his own businesses which he built into leaders in their industry before moving on to other things.

If you'd like to read more about how his business empire developed over the years, then you can read Chelsea Singh's full profile here.

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice...

"Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets."

- Victor Kiam, best known for his "I liked it so much, I bought the company" ads for Remington electric shavers

Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs...

"Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presented as a discipline, capable of being learned, capable of being practiced. Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation, the changes and their symptoms that indicate opportunities for successful innovation. And they need to know and to apply the principles of successful innovation."
- Peter F. Drucker, "The Father of Modern Management"