There comes a time when you need to motivate yourself from the inside out. Sometimes in the journey of becoming a successful teen entrepreneur, you must resuscitate yourself in the midnight hour.

You may need to amputate friendships, harmful addictions and activities that kill your innovation. Make no mistake, it is not an easy route – which is why the majority will at best – be employed and work for someone, until retiring at 60 or 65 years.

If you are to get any value out of your High School Entrepreneurs Society membership you need to be able to know which voice to listen to. The one that keeps telling you it cannot be done or to rather nurture the fire inside reassuring you that it can, you can and that you are unstoppable.

Here are 7 inspirational quotes for young people, to re-ignite the passion within when the storms of life threaten to quench your creativity and vision for entrepreneurship.

  • “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney, Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company)
  • “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”  (Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos)
  • “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”  (Drew Houston, Co-Founder and CEO of Dropbox)
  • “Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.” (Kofi Atta Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations)
  • “You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.” (Jeff Bezos, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com)
  • “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” (Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder of Facebook)
  •  “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” (Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO of Apple)

Going it alone as an entrepreneur can be a lonely path and it’s important to find someone to mentor or at least inspire you in your journey. Motivation is a key factor. Find the voice that inspires you and learn from those who have already found success.