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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
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Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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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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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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You can't buy a good reputation you must earn it.
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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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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 only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.
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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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Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.
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When you kill a little time, you may be murdering opportunity.
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Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.
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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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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
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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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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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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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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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