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A student of life considers the world a classroom.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge.
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No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat - or mistreat - them determines how long your doors stay open.
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Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.
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Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
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Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.
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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.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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Winners surround themselves with other winners. A winner knows he's a winner. He doesn't need second-raters and yes-men around to feed his ego. He knows he'll win more, and go further, with associates who not only can keep up with him but who also are capable of teaching him something.
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Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.
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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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It's way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it's risky not to take a risk.
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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.
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