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Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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.
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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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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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You have to look life straight in the eye. De-mystify your world. Can you really afford to believe magic is for real? Not when time is concerned.
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Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids
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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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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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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.
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The sale begins when the customer says yes.
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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
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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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It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.
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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
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Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing and keep learning so that you are constantly challenging yourself, adding a few new songs to your program every chance you get. If you don't, the world will pass you by.
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Don't confuse visibility with credibility.
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Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.
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When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.
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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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