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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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Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work.
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Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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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.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
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You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.
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The sale begins when the customer says yes.
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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning they are an incentive to keep you going all day.
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In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones.
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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.
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The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.
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Failure is not falling down but staying down.
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I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know! By that I mean there are three reasons why individuals and businesses fail: 1. Arrogance 2. Arrogance 3. Arrogance.
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A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
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No company has a permanent consumer franchise. No one has the only game in town. The never-ending cycle of destruction and change inherent in a capitalist economy always provides new opportunities for those with determination, goals and concentration.
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You can't hurry creativity, so take time to ponder your ideas. Sit back and take time to think things over. That's usually how the best ideas bloom.
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