Quote

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.

Harvey Mackay

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
Giving
Turning
Work
Constantly
Time
Problems
Focus
Brain
Chance
Give
Solving
Problem
Subconscious

More quotes by Harvey Mackay

Image
Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.
Harvey Mackay
Image
If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Anyone who has been in business can tell war stories about the bumps in the road. But if they've outlasted the competition, ask for their stories about survival. They've figured out how to turn disappointments into opportunities.
Harvey Mackay
Image
A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
Harvey Mackay
Image
There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure your own performance by your own potential. That's what makes a successful person.
Harvey Mackay
Image
It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability.
Harvey Mackay
Image
It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Just because an employee does things differently doesn't mean he or she won't do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn't be an issue.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs you of your skills and your judgment, and it blinds you to creative solutions. It's the best-conditioned athlete, not the most talented, who generally wins when the going gets tough.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
Harvey Mackay
Image
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Look in the mirror every day and say, I am in charge. You might not have control over every phase of your life, but you have more control than you realize, and you are responsible for your own happiness and success.
Harvey Mackay
Image
There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Surrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking for inspiration.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
Harvey Mackay
Image
We all start out in life with one thing in common We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.
Harvey Mackay
Image
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.
Harvey Mackay
Image
Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
Harvey Mackay