Inspirational Quotes by Jack Ma that Make You Ponder

If you're still young, feeling adrift, lacking direction, or losing motivation, it's time to delve into Jack Ma's words. He's a person who rose from failure to achieve the success he has today. Below are some insightful quotes by Jack Ma that will leave you contemplating.

Who is Jack Ma?

Jack Ma, born in 1964, hails from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is the founder and chairman of Alibaba Group (a technology conglomerate that has gone national). Currently, he tops the list of the wealthiest billionaires in Asia on Forbes' list, with a net worth of $39.1 billion (as of January 2019), and also ranks among the wealthiest individuals globally.

Jack Ma's influence extends far beyond the young generation in China to youth in many other countries. Rising from humble beginnings and enduring numerous failures, Jack Ma has become a source of inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Inspirational Quotes by JackMa that Make You Ponder

1. If you want to change the world, change yourself first.
2. Today is tough, tomorrow will be tougher. But if you persevere, the day after tomorrow will be bright.
3. No one is a superhero. To succeed, you must be practical.
4. The world doesn't care about what you say, it cares about what you do.
5. The rooster crows, and the day breaks. Whether the day breaks or not doesn't depend on the rooster. The question is, who will be awakened by the light.

1. Seek the right person, not necessarily the best people.
2. I try to make myself happy because if I'm not happy, neither are my colleagues, teammates, and, of course, the customers.
3. The ideal partner is someone with skills you lack, regardless of whether they're successful or not.
4. The worst qualities of an entrepreneur: Arrogance, inability to fully assess the situation, lack of foresight.
5. We appreciate yesterday, but we must seek a brighter tomorrow.
6. I remind myself that we're not born to work but to enjoy life. We live to make things better for each other, not just to work. If you spend your whole life working, you will surely regret it.
7. Don't be disappointed by rejection, don't be sad about failure; this is just a test of life.

1. Real failure is when you stop moving forward.
2. Ignorance is not shameful; refusing to seek knowledge is.
3. Today, making money is simple. But sustaining wealth while being responsible to society is truly challenging.
4. The most important thing you should have is patience.
5. We learn very little from the success of others, but we learn a lot from their failures.
6. There's no such thing as doing business today and succeeding tomorrow. Remember, if you do business today, you'll succeed in ten years.
7. Your attitude determines your altitude.

1. Turn your company into a fun, creative place. Money is important; without money, no one is happy, but even with money, you won't be truly happy inside.
2. If you treat everyone as enemies, they will become your enemies.
3. The most fragile thing in the world is the relationship between people.
4. Your attitude determines your future success.
5. Never do business with the government. Love them, but don't marry them.
6. If you don't know something about your competitor, if you underestimate them or think they're not real competitors, you will surely fail.
7. Entrepreneurs should think about what they'll do, what they'll sacrifice, not how much money they'll make.

1. The important thing you should have is patience.
2. Only fools use their mouths to speak. The intelligent use their brains, and the wise use their hearts.
3. Smart people need a fool to lead them. When the whole team consists only of scientists, it's best to have someone less knowledgeable to lead. That person will have a different perspective, making success easier to achieve when they look at things from different angles.
4. Where there is complaining, there is opportunity.
5. Competition is like playing chess. If you lose, you always have another move. There's no room for fighting.
6. Forget about money and start creating it.
7. I always say we weren't born to spend all our time working. On the contrary, we're here to enjoy life and make others better. If work is your only passion, one day you'll regret it.

1. Every successful business takes time; there's no successful business that starts today and reaps rewards tomorrow.
2. A leader never compares their technical skills (expertise) with all the employees in the company. Remember, their technical skills are always better, and if not, it means you've hired the wrong person.
3. If occasionally you complain about something, that's not wrong. However, if it's like a regular 'guest' and you're used to complaining, it's like being addicted to alcohol. The more you drink, the harder it is to stop.
4. When there's money, that's when we start making mistakes.
5. Free things are never cheap.
6. The worst qualities of an entrepreneur: Arrogance, inability to fully assess the situation, lack of foresight.
7. Before 20, focus on studying. Before 30, follow a great boss, work in a small company to learn passion and eagerness, multitask. From 30 to 40, work for yourself.

1. The most difficult group to serve is the poor. Give them things for free, they see it as a trap. Tell them it's a small investment, they say they can't make much. Tell them to invest more, they say they have no money. Encourage them to try new things, they say they lack experience. Tell them about traditional business, they say it's too hard. Introduce them to a new business model, they call it a pyramid scheme. Tell them to open a shop, they say there's no freedom. Advise them on modern business, they say they lack expertise. They have one thing in common: They like to ask Google, and advice from friends is as futile as they are. They think more than a university professor and do less than a blind person. If you ask them what they can do? They won't have an answer for you.
2. When selling to close friends or family, no matter what price you offer, they always feel like you're making money off them. No matter how cheap you sell, they never feel grateful.
3. When you're selling something, the first person to trust you will be a stranger.
4. You can learn from competitors, but never copy. If you copy from your competitors, you'll lose.
5. If you're still poor after 35, it's because of you and you deserve it.
6. If you don't give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.

1. If you want to grow, look for opportunities.
2. We should not fear failure; we should enjoy failure and the moments of disappointment to rise from them.
3. I don't want to be loved; I want to be respected.
4. Successful people never complain.
5. When you're 25, just make mistakes, don't worry. Fall, then rise again, that's it.
6. Your work attitude and decisions matter more than your abilities. You can't make everyone think like you, but you can make them pursue the same goal. Don't try to teach employees a mindset; it's impossible. One-third of your employees don't trust you. Don't ask them to work with a personality. Instead, gather them around a common goal. It's easier to unify people with the same idea than with one leader, no matter how talented they are.
7. Always remember three principles: What you want to do, what you should do, and when you should do it.

1. Money is very important. Without money, you can't be happy, but money doesn't make you completely happy. What you need is achievement.
2. After every failure, I go home and sleep. Tomorrow will be another day to fight.
3. If crying could solve my problems, I'd cry all day. But I have to make myself and my colleagues happy. I rub one hand against the other to warm them up.
4. If you're small, focus on intelligence rather than physical strength.
5. Don't make employees think they're working to serve the leader's interests. Guide them towards a common goal.
6. The best way to communicate? Fools will use their mouths to talk, the intelligent will talk with their brains, and the wise will talk with their hearts.
7. Starting a business doesn't have to be grand; it just needs to be small but interesting and 'must have love in it'.

1. In the case where the business scale of your competitor is smaller or weaker than yours, you should not look down on them. Conversely, if it's a much larger company than yours, don't be afraid.
2. If your decisions differ from what your friends are doing, your life will also be different.
3. Before 20, the most important thing for you is to study well. From 20 to 30, find a good boss, don't look for a good company. From 30 to 40, do whatever you want. At 50, do what you're best at. From 50 to 60, give opportunities to young people. After 60, spend time with grandchildren.
4. Many people in this world can only be your friend, not your partner.
5. If you don't take action, nothing is feasible.
6. The more failures, the closer you are to success.
7. We must embrace the future and give young people opportunities.

1. When someone says 'this', you must ask yourself 'Why not that?'. You must become different.
2. I've learned a lot from my mistakes, from my failures. I never fear them because I know everyone's life is like that, with many mistakes and failures.
3. When I started my business, I often asked my colleagues whenever I faced difficulties. Even when the company grew bigger, I still asked my colleagues. It's teamwork, not just doing this and that together. I never hide anything from my colleagues; we discuss openly and honestly.
4. There are 3 factors for success: Right timing, right people, and preparing for the 10-year journey.
5. We must learn from others' mistakes, not always from success stories. We must know why they failed.
6. Big opportunities often go unnoticed by most people. If in a meeting, 90% of my employees vote for an idea, I will never develop it. The reason is simple: If everyone can see the benefits clearly, it means other companies can use this idea too, and we can't make a breakthrough.
7. If you succeed, others will succeed too.

1. We never thought Netscape (the browser once had the most users in the world) would disappear. Yahoo was also great, and no one thought it would end up like today. So never believe you've succeeded enough. Keep moving forward.
2. I failed and tried again, failed and tried again until I succeeded.
3. Customers are always the number one priority, employees are the second, and new shareholders are the third.
4. No one can make a whole team successful alone, but the team will help you succeed.
5. The first problem of entrepreneurship isn't money but the idea. You need to show you can do better or do things others can't. When you have a good team and a good idea, money will come.
6. When you start a business, you'll have to accept a stable income, health policies, and annual bonuses. On the other hand, it also means from now on, your income will be unlimited, you'll use time more efficiently, and you won't need anyone's permission anymore.
7. Today is difficult. Tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow, everything will be better.

1. A leader must have perseverance and decisiveness to ensure overcoming things that a normal person cannot do.
2. Family is fate only once. No matter how long we and our children are together in this life, we must cherish the moments we are together. In the next life, whether we love each other or not, we may not be able to meet again.

The words of Jack Ma are extremely concise, profound, but also very profound that everyone should read once in their life. Hopefully, after reading Jack Ma's inspiring words, you will find inspiration for your life, for your career. Keep learning, keep striving, and never give up, then you will succeed and achieve what you want.