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our lives change in two ways :through the people we meet and the books we read

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down.
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Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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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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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.
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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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The life of a startup is full of ups and downs, an emotional roller coaster ride that you can't quite imagine if you've spent your whole career in a corporation.
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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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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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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.
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Your past is not your potential.
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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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To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business.
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One of the most difficult things in life for any individual or business is to accept and adopt change.
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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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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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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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