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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
Attitude
Outcome
Outcomes
Failure

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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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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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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 longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal.
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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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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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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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When you kill a little time, you may be murdering opportunity.
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The sale begins when the customer says yes.
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If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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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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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.
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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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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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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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