35 Motivational Network Marketing Quotes To Energize Your Team

This page has 35 motivational network marketing quotes from real leaders, authors and speakers in the industry. They are grouped into five sections: recruiting and prospecting, rejection and persistence, leadership and team building, consistency and daily habits, and short quotes for social media. Every quote names its source, and a plain copy-friendly list sits at the end of the page.

Quotes about recruiting and prospecting

These are the lines distributors use when explaining the business to a prospect, or when deciding for themselves how people actually succeed in network marketing.

"Network marketing is the big wave of the future. It's taking the place of franchising, which now requires too much capital for the average person." Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker

"It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges." Mike Davidson, designer and technology executive

"Network marketing is based purely on relationship selling, which is the state of the art in selling today." Brian Tracy, author of Getting Rich Your Own Way

"People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision." John C. Maxwell, author of Developing the Leader Within You

"Your company, and even the industry, is not the opportunity. You are." Randy Gage, author and network marketing speaker

"Network marketing is one of the smartest business models on the planet." Sarah Robbins, author of Rock Your Network Marketing Business

"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why

"The paradigm of network marketing is so fundamentally different and distinct from all other paradigms of business, that it requires a pretty complete shift from the way we normally view business to appreciate and understand it." John Milton Fogg, author of The Greatest Networker in the World

Quotes about rejection and persistence

Most of the work in network marketing is hearing no and staying in the game anyway. These quotes are about that part of the job.

"Network marketing gives you the opportunity to face your fears, deal with them, overcome them, and bring out the winner that you have living inside you." Robert T. Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad

"Two philosophies for success in Network Marketing: 1. Don't quit on a bad day. 2. Never let a crisis turn into ruin. Crisis is temporary, ruin is 'you're done.'" Jordan Adler, author of Beach Money

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person." Zig Ziglar, author of See You at the Top

"If there's one thing that I know for sure about success is that it begins with a decision to be successful, a commitment to seeing it through, and you just can't quit." Sarah Robbins, author of Rock Your Network Marketing Business

"There will always be a good reason to quit and there will always be a good reason to keep going. Decide what kind of person you're going to be." Eric Worre, author of Go Pro

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent." Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States

"Don't let anybody steal your dream." Dexter Yager, Amway network marketing leader

Quotes about leadership and building a team

Network marketing income comes from the team a person builds, not only from their own sales. These quotes are about the habits of the people who lead well, including Mary Kay Ash's approach to network marketing.

"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

"I have never witnessed a complainer, gossiper, or a negative person make it to the top in network marketing." Brian Carruthers, author of Building an Empire

"In network marketing, the people who attract, train and motivate the most salespeople earn the most money." Richard Bliss Brooke, author of The Four Year Career

"You become the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." John C. Maxwell, leadership author

"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." Zig Ziglar, author of Secrets of Closing the Sale

"Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less." John C. Maxwell, leadership author

Quotes about consistency and daily habits

Network marketing rewards small actions done every day, not one big push. These quotes are about that kind of discipline.

"Effective network marketing is discipline, carrying out your vision, doing what you commit to doing." Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Network Marketing Professionals

"What you sow, you reap. It's a law of nature. Network Marketing is perfectly aligned with that. You truly get exactly what you're worth! No nepotism, no favoritism. That's rare today." Bob Proctor, author and speaker

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily." Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker

"In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you." Darren Hardy, author of The Compound Effect

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." Robert Collier, author of Riches Within Your Reach

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden, UCLA basketball coach

Short network marketing quotes for social media

Short lines that fit a caption, a text message or a slide. Keep the name attached when you share them.

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich

"Your income is directly related to your personal development." Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker

"If you're not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you're determined to learn, no one can stop you." Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker

"Success is something you attract by the person you become." Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker

"Obstacles are the cost of greatness." Robin Sharma, author

"It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean." Tony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within

All the quotes in one list

A plain, copy-friendly list of every quote on this page, one line each.

1. "Network marketing is the big wave of the future. It's taking the place of franchising, which now requires too much capital for the average person." Jim Rohn
2. "It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges." Mike Davidson
3. "Network marketing is based purely on relationship selling, which is the state of the art in selling today." Brian Tracy
4. "People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision." John C. Maxwell
5. "Your company, and even the industry, is not the opportunity. You are." Randy Gage
6. "Network marketing is one of the smartest business models on the planet." Sarah Robbins
7. "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." Simon Sinek
8. "The paradigm of network marketing is so fundamentally different and distinct from all other paradigms of business, that it requires a pretty complete shift from the way we normally view business to appreciate and understand it." John Milton Fogg
9. "Network marketing gives you the opportunity to face your fears, deal with them, overcome them, and bring out the winner that you have living inside you." Robert T. Kiyosaki
10. "Two philosophies for success in Network Marketing: 1. Don't quit on a bad day. 2. Never let a crisis turn into ruin. Crisis is temporary, ruin is 'you're done.'" Jordan Adler
11. "Remember that failure is an event, not a person." Zig Ziglar
12. "If there's one thing that I know for sure about success is that it begins with a decision to be successful, a commitment to seeing it through, and you just can't quit." Sarah Robbins
13. "There will always be a good reason to quit and there will always be a good reason to keep going. Decide what kind of person you're going to be." Eric Worre
14. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent." Calvin Coolidge
15. "Don't let anybody steal your dream." Dexter Yager
16. "Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." Mary Kay Ash
17. "I have never witnessed a complainer, gossiper, or a negative person make it to the top in network marketing." Brian Carruthers
18. "In network marketing, the people who attract, train and motivate the most salespeople earn the most money." Richard Bliss Brooke
19. "You become the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Jim Rohn
20. "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." John C. Maxwell
21. "You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." Zig Ziglar
22. "Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less." John C. Maxwell
23. "Effective network marketing is discipline, carrying out your vision, doing what you commit to doing." Stephen R. Covey
24. "What you sow, you reap. It's a law of nature. Network Marketing is perfectly aligned with that. You truly get exactly what you're worth! No nepotism, no favoritism. That's rare today." Bob Proctor
25. "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily." Zig Ziglar
26. "In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you." Darren Hardy
27. "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." Robert Collier
28. "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn
29. "Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden
30. "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill
31. "Your income is directly related to your personal development." Jim Rohn
32. "If you're not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you're determined to learn, no one can stop you." Zig Ziglar
33. "Success is something you attract by the person you become." Jim Rohn
34. "Obstacles are the cost of greatness." Robin Sharma
35. "It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean." Tony Robbins