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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
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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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The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me.
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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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If you find yourself plagued by a recurrent worry, train yourself to think of something else. Your conscious mind can concentrate on only one thought at a time, and driving the negativity away will free you up to move forward again.
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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.
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If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said NO too often.
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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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By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
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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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To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business.
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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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There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.
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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
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There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.
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Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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