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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Anyone who has been in business can tell war stories about the bumps in the road. But if they've outlasted the competition, ask for their stories about survival. They've figured out how to turn disappointments into opportunities.
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Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.
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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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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she's doing is valid.
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Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.
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It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.
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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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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.
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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs you of your skills and your judgment, and it blinds you to creative solutions. It's the best-conditioned athlete, not the most talented, who generally wins when the going gets tough.
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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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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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You can't be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There's no off switch on a tiger.
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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
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It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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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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Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
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