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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.
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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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The first successful salesperson was not a man, it was Eve.
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None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.
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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 only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.
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Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.
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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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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
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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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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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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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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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