The Daily Entrepreneur Quotes

“Many entrepreneurs have a “can do” attitude, which is often a requirement if you want to succeed. Unfortunately, this attitude often leads to a dangerous mindset where you feel like you need to do everything yourself.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“You need to bootstrap when you first start your business, but once money starts coming in, it’s important to focus on your strengths and hire people to do everything else.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“ideas are lost if they aren’t captured in some way. Additionally, according to the Zeigarnick Effect, any incomplete thought—such as an idea or task you need to complete—will occupy your mind until you take some kind of action on it by either completing the task or capturing the idea with a plan for accomplishing the task.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Really, it starts with a shift of mindset. With a new habit, reinforce this behavior by saying things like: “I’m the type of person who ____.”  Then, follow through by doing it on a daily basis. Eventually your internal identity will match this daily routine.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“With a new habit, create a goal that’s too small to fail. Stay focused on what you need to do right now and ignore future milestones. Then make tiny, incremental changes. At first, you won’t notice a shift in your habits. However, on a long enough timeline, you’ll develop a permanent change to your routine.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Really, the only way to make a habit stick is to turn it into automatic behavior.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Successful entrepreneurs aren’t always the ones with the most talent. They face many of the same challenges you and I face. What sets them apart is their solid foundation of habits and daily routines.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Pick three areas of your life and think about the worst things that could possibly happen in those areas. Then think about what you would do if your worst-case scenarios came true. For example, you might think about what you would do if you lost a big client, lost your home or lost some aspect of your health.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Your goal as an entrepreneur should be to be unforgettable—for”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Saying no doesn’t make you a selfish person. In fact, it can make you a generous person since saying no to the wrong things opens up time to say yes to the right things. Remember that whenever you agree to one thing, you are, in essence, saying no to something else that might be more important.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists

“Change, even when it seems disastrous, provides incredible opportunities if you’re able to look at seeming disasters through the lens of possibility.”
― S.J. Scott, The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists