Wisdom Over 40 – 5 Essential Quotes from Seasoned Entrepreneurs

You’re never too old to follow your dream of starting your own business! Wisdom only grows deeper with age. Check out these five quotes from successful entrepreneurs over 40 to inspire you to go after what you want in life. 

1. “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally.  It comes from what you do consistently.” 

• Marie Forleo

Marie is an American life coach, Entrepreneur, Writer,  and Philanthropist. She is the owner of Marie Forleo International, B-School and MarieTV. She was named by Oprah Winfrey as the “ Thought leader of the next generation.”

      2. “You are going to often find that to step into your biggest opportunity, you will be asked to move through your biggest fear or insecurity.” 

• Ali Brown is an Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Business Coach. She is also an author, television commentator and public speaker. She is both the founder and CEO of Ali International LLC, an enterprise devoted to empowering women entrepreneurs around the world. In 2010, Brown was a recipient of an Enterprising Women of the Year award. 3. “I never dreamed about success.  I worked for it.” Estee Lauder, Founder of Estee Lauder Cosmetics Estée Lauder was an American businesswoman. She and her husband Joseph, co-founded her self titled cosmetics company. Lauder was also the only woman on Time magazine’s 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. 

       4. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” Michele Ruiz, President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies

Michele Ruiz, is an entrepreneur, an author, award-winning broadcast journalist, and a former Los Angeles news anchor for KNBC-TV. She is also the co-founder and CEO of BiasSync which is a SaaS technology company that helps businesses identify and eliminate biases in the workplace. 

She is also the President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies, a communications firm that develops and executes content marketing strategies for businesses and government entities. In addition to all of that, Ms. Ruiz is the founder and former President/CEO of SaberHacer.com, a bilingual educational broadband website Spanish speakers in the US.

      5. “If you don’t know what your passion is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.” 

• Oprah Winfrey. 

Oprah is one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the world. In 2007, Oprah was ranked as the most influential woman in the world. She is a  producer, media executive, philanthropist, and former talk show host. She is best known for her talk show which was called the Oprah Winfrey show and broadcast from Chicago. It ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011 and was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history. She was the richest African American of the 20th century as well as North America’s first black multi-billionaire.