Five Quotes From Aliko Dangote on Why He's Immensely Successful

Many young entrepreneurs might not have met Africa’s richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote, but if one can connect with some of his quotes he'll grasp the scope of how he thinks, his motivation, and how he became successful.

These five quotes are words by the man himself and I hope it inspires you.

To all Africa’s young entrepreneurs, regardless of the type of enterprise you are trying to build, applying these words gleaned from experience to your daily activities and your business would be immensely beneficial.

“I enjoy myself a lot but I derive more joy in working. I believe in hard work and one of my business success secrets is hard work. It’s hard to see a youth that will go to bed by 2am and wake up by 5am. I don’t rest until I achieve something.”


“I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight. It took me thirty years to get to where I am today. Youths of today aspire to be like me but they want to achieve it overnight. It’s not going to work. To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big. In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of purpose is supreme.”


“After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa’s greatest industrialist.”

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


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


Culled From Ventures Africa.