Achieving a successful career is possible. Stay motivated, keep your goals in mind and work hard. Here are 12 smart quotes from successful leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs to learn from and embody while working to build a successful career.

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates

“You must expect great things from yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” – Tony Robbins

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett

“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” – Donald Trump

“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.” – Jim Rohn

(Originally posted on blog that I made for my graduate program. I’ve decided to merge the content and host it all on my personal website moving forward.)

— Hilarey Wojtowicz