25 Dangote Quotes That Will Motivate You

25 Dangote Quotes That Will Motivate You

You probably stumbled on these 25 Dangote quotes that will motivate you, or you are just a fan of wealthy men (like Dangote) and their insights. Then, you are in the right place. Take a seat, get familiar with my tone and let’s get you motivated!

I think it’s safe to say that everyone is definitely going to be psyched to sit with a millionaire,(talk more of a billionaire) get to talk about what ticks their finances, their attitude with money and fame, how they do it, and tips sprinkled here and there. As a side package also, you might fancy being sent on your way with hampers and cash in an envelope, or even a written cheque. At the end of the day, the snacks and food items in the big hamper get exhausted and the money, you probably used to buy yourself new sets of clothes. What remains is the insight that has been shared with you. You might want to put that into practice. You might start to think, “if it worked for them, then I can learn something from it” and trust me, that’s brilliant!

There are gazillions of billionaires, rich and wealthy people but in this article (as you already guessed from the title), I’ll settle on sharing Dangote quotes that will certainly motivate you. Dangote is 64 years old, the chief executive officer of The Dangote Group, and the richest man in Africa. Yes, you saw right. His net worth is about $13.5 billion as of the beginning of this year.

Over the years, he has bagged experience and money, his quotes are definitely something to think about.

Just like our parent’s generation would say, “experience is the best teacher”, people with experience in a sector are the best teachers. They are there to motivate you and me, which is why Dangote’s sayings are one I hold dear to heart as it is filled with experience and motivations.

Before sharing this wealthy man’s sayings, You have found your purpose? But do you have the tenacity of purpose?

Tenacity of Purpose

Tenacity has several synonyms which include; determination, diligence, persistence, doggedness, and more. They all interpret it as never giving up or never stopping at trying.

While purpose is a person’s sense of resolve or determination. A combination of these words equates to being dogged with one’s purpose. If you are struggling with what your purpose is, you should check out these quotes that were made for you to read.

These Dangote quotes that I’ll be sharing with you real soon is a start, a push even,  to building your tenacity of purpose.

Let’s go!

25 Dangote Quotes That Will Motivate You

“In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme.”

“Don’t kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes.”

“Every morning when I wake up, I make up my mind to solve as many problems before retiring home.”

“Endeavor to work as hard as possible to attain a new aim with each day that comes by. Don’t go to bed until you have achieved something productive.”

“I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.”

“To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.”

“When you have made it in life, you must give back to those who made you.”

“In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.”

“If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.”

“You could easily tell that hard work and perseverance go hand in hand with patience. We often hear people say patience is worth it, yet we don’t practice it. I did and look how well it worked out for me.”

“The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.”

“Passion is what drives me forward. Passion is what makes me go to bed at 2am and wake up at 6am.”

“Invest now, before it’s too late. The train is about to leave the station.”

“My grandfather once told me; the soul of business is not making money but making people happy.”

“What I always say is that money doesn’t have color. It doesn’t matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The color of money is the same”

“If you don’t have ambition, you shouldn’t be alive.”

“You must have a vision and not just a vision but you must have a plan that would make you fulfill that vision”

“The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power – or the lack of power.”

“If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.”

“I always tried to move up the food chain. I started with cement and then moved into textiles and banking. When I was trading sugar, I added salt and flour so that we could do pasta. And then I thought, why not make the bag for it, too? So, we started making packaging”

“If people look inward, they will see the opportunities for greatness.”

“Exercise is better than any medicine I can take; exercise and sleep.”

“The real thing about wealth, what will make you enjoy it and be happy that yes you are rich, is how many lives you can touch while you are alive.”

“In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.”

“I’m not in it for the money. No, no. I like to run a business that’s successful… I’m a very creative person.”

Conclusion

That was certainly an influx of motivation! I think every single quote is something to think about.

“In the journey of success, tenacity of purpose is supreme” and “The real thing about wealth, what will make you enjoy it and be happy that yes you are rich, is how many lives you can touch while you are alive.” are two of the Dangote quotes that stuck with me.

What about you? Share with me in the comment section and while at it, you might want to get prepped for things you should do as a business owner so you don’t fail at it!