In light of International Women’s Day just gone, I wanted to write an article that empowers and sheds light on the Boss Lady Mindset that most often the women we follow and look up to have. Think of which women inspire you. Are they successful business women? Are they amazing mums, juggling work and mum-life? Or are they politicians, advocates, survivors of domestic or sexual abuse? Whatever influential point they are at now, trust me – they started with the same doubts and fears grip us all. But what made them stand out from the rest? What made them get to the top? Of course – it all starts with mindset! These Boss Lady mindset quotes are absolute fire and I hope they inspire you to go for that promotion or career change and kick some butt!
“If a woman holds the power to create life, she also holds the power to create the life she wants.”
Girl Boss Bible
Queen of your Career Mindset Quotes
“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows she has none.” – Marilyn Monroe
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
“Sit with winners, the conversation will be different.”
“I know for sure what we dwell on is what we become.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
“The power lunch is no longer just for men. We all deserve a seat at the table.” – Whitney Wolfe Herd.
“You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all — in which case, you fail by default.” – J.K. Rowling
“You can be an absolute woman and also be smart and tough and not lose your femininity.” – Priyanka Chopra
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the ability to create, nurture, and transform.”
Diane Mariechild
“This is something I know for a fact: You have to work hardest for the things you love most.” – Carol S. Dweck
“I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story. I will.” – Amy Schumer
“Visualise your highest self, the woman of your dreams. Start showing up as her.”
“Stop telling everyone you’re gonna make it, just mind your business and go make it.” – Billie Eilish
“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imaginations; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga
Money Ain’t No Problem Boss Lady Mindset Quotes
“Spoil me with loyalty, I can finance myself.”
“Define success in your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” – Anne Sweeney
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton
“When people tell me I can’t do something, I have a visceral reflex to say, ‘Yes I can.” – Angela Duckworth
“You can’t knock a girl off a pedestal she built herself”
“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” – Max Depree
“Give a woman a dollar, and she can put it to good use. Teach her about how money really works, and she can change the world” – Linda Davis Taylor
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” – Ingrid Bergman
“Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for it.” – Katharine Whitehorn
“I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.” – Maya Angelou
“Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.”
Diana Ross
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Sally Berger
“Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time.” – Margaret Bonnano
You Can Be Anything Boss Lady Mindset Quotes
“Because some people see a wall, and assume that’s the end of their journey. Others see it, and decide that it’s just the beginning.” – Angeline Trevena
“Where focus goes, energy flows.”
“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities. Know that there is no finish line; fortune favours action. Race balls-out toward the extraordinary life that you’ve always dreamed of, or still haven’t had time to dream up. And prepare to have a hell of a lot of fun along the way.” – Sophia Amoruso
“Always remember that gender does not define you. You are free to pursue your dreams. You have the power to control and guide your own life based on what you want, not on what other people expect from you.”
Angelica Fuentes
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” – Sara Blakely
“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton
“The key to success is to start before you are ready.” – Marie Forleo
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
Judy Garland
“If you’re too comfortable, it’s time to move on. Terrified of what’s next? You’re on the right track.” – Susan Fales Hill
“I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” – Tracee Ellis Ross
“Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it? – Caroline Myss
“No matter what, people grow. If you choose not to grow, you’re staying in a small box with a small mindset. People who win go outside of that box. It’s very simple when you look at it.” – Kevin Hart
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak. Sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.” – Taylor Swift
“You’ve Got This, Don’t Give Up” Quotes
“With the right mindset, we can’t lose, we either practice what we’ve learned or we learn what we need to practice.” – Nuora
“Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale
“If they say ‘its impossible’ remember that it’s impossible for them; not for you.”
“Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.” – Tina Fey
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things that you did do. So sail away from the safe harbour. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
“Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just Dance.”
Anne Lamott
“You’re so busy doubting yourself while so many others are intimidated by your potential.”
“I’m currently creating the woman I want to be. Excuse me while I become super selfish with my time and energy.”
“Do not be afraid to outgrow people and situations. Do not feel sorry for evolving.”
“When you embrace your difference, your DNA, your look or heritage or religion or your unusual name, that’s when you start to shine.” – Bethenny Frankel
“Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.” – Anne Frank
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” – Maya Angelou
“A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Straight up, Boss Lady Mindset Quotes!
“Quit Complaining and Boss up!
“Say yes, and you’ll figure it out later.” – Tina Fey
“People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.” – Taylor Swift
“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up.” – Regina Brett
“Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.” – Katia Beauchamp
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelly
“Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” – Kyle Chandler
“Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
“Sometimes you gotta be a beauty and a beast.” – Nicki Minaj
“You are the CEO of your life. Hire, fire and promote accordingly.”
“Bad-assery comes to those who take risks.” – Jen Sincero
“Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.”
“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” – Adrianna Huffington
“I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; its who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
I hope you’re feeling super inspired to kick your goals – I know I am! We have every right just as a man to reach for the stars, and why shouldn’t we? I can’t think of any reason! Get yo’ Boss Lady Mindset on! We got this!
