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Inspirational Quotes

Quote posts with correctly attributed sayings, each paired with a short caption that ties it back to your business.

25 Inspirational Quotes Templates

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A Single Step

Lao Tzu

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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu

Every thriving business started with one decision to begin.

What's your first step?

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Well Begun

Aristotle

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“Well begun is half done.” — Aristotle

A strong start makes everything after it easier. That's true for a tax season and a business.

How are you starting this week?

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Plant the Tree

Proverb

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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Proverb

The client base you wish you'd started years ago can still be started today.

Plant something this week.

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Serve to Lead

H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

The businesses people trust most are the ones that put clients first.

How are you serving your community this week?

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Small Beginnings

Zechariah 4:10

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“Do not despise these small beginnings.” — Zechariah 4:10

Your first office might be a kitchen table. That's how many great businesses began.

Small isn't shameful. Small is a start.

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Small Things

Vincent van Gogh

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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent van Gogh

One good conversation, one careful return, one happy client. It all adds up.

What small thing will you do well today?

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Value Creation

Albert Einstein

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“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” — Albert Einstein

Focus on the value you bring to people and success tends to follow.

How will you add value this week?

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In the Arena

Theodore Roosevelt

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“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” — Theodore Roosevelt

Critics talk. Builders build.

Here's to everyone in the arena this week.

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Small Efforts

Robert Collier

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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier

Businesses aren't transformed overnight. They're built one steady day at a time.

Keep showing up.

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Grace Under Pressure

Ernest Hemingway

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“Courage is grace under pressure.” — Ernest Hemingway

Deadline week, a tough question, a new challenge. Staying calm under pressure is a skill you can build.

Stay steady this week.

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Well Done

Benjamin Franklin

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“Well done is better than well said.” — Benjamin Franklin

Plans are good. Action is better.

What will you get done this week?

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Make Your Luck

Benjamin Franklin

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

The offices that look "lucky" in February usually prepared in the fall.

What are you preparing now?

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Little by Little

Proverb

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“Little by little, one travels far.” — Proverb

You don't need to see the whole road. Just keep moving forward.

One step at a time.

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Excellence Habit

Will Durant

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Will Durant

Double-checking the details. Returning calls the same day. Excellence is built from habits.

Which habit are you building?

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Knowledge Is Power

Francis Bacon

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“Knowledge is power.” — Francis Bacon

Every hour you invest in learning makes you better at serving your clients.

What are you learning this week?

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Storms Make Sailors

Proverb

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“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” — Proverb

Every tough client and tight deadline is teaching you something.

Hang in there. You're getting stronger.

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Good Over Perfect

Voltaire

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“The best is the enemy of the good.” — Voltaire

Waiting for the perfect moment can keep you from starting at all.

Start good. Improve as you go.

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Seeds of Today

Proverb

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“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” — Proverb

The referrals and reviews of the future are planted in the client meetings of today.

Plant carefully.

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Courage Over Comfort

Anaïs Nin

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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin

Growth usually lives just outside your comfort zone.

Where will you stretch this week?

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Go Together

African Proverb

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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb

Great businesses are built with a great team and a strong community behind them.

Shout out your team below!

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Why Not You

Russell Wilson

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“Why not you?” — Russell Wilson

Someone in your community will build the busiest office in town. Why not you?

Read it twice. Then take a step.

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Slow and Steady

Aesop's Fables

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“Slow and steady wins the race.” — Aesop's Fables

You don't have to be first. You just have to keep going.

Steady progress wins.

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Legacy

Warren Buffett

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“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” — Warren Buffett

What you build today can support your family and community for years to come.

Keep planting.

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Today's Vote

James Clear

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“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” — James Clear

Every small action shapes who you're becoming.

How are you voting this week?

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Energy and Persistence

Benjamin Franklin

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“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin

Talent helps. Persistence wins.

Keep going this week.

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Inspirational Quotes

25 Inspirational Quotes Templates

A Single Step

Well Begun

Plant the Tree

Serve to Lead

Small Beginnings

Small Things

Value Creation

In the Arena

Small Efforts

Grace Under Pressure

Well Done

Make Your Luck

Little by Little

Excellence Habit

Knowledge Is Power

Storms Make Sailors

Good Over Perfect

Seeds of Today

Courage Over Comfort

Go Together

Why Not You

Slow and Steady

Legacy

Today's Vote

Energy and Persistence

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