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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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By getting your customers to agree with you in small steps along the way, you have a better chance of reaching agreement when it's time to do business.
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To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business.
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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.
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Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.
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You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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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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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
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Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
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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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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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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.
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Your past is not your potential.
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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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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.
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Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it's written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure you write it down.
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