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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.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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Look in the mirror every day and say, I am in charge. You might not have control over every phase of your life, but you have more control than you realize, and you are responsible for your own happiness and success.
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Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
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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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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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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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If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
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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've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.
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We all start out in life with one thing in common We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.
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Just because an employee does things differently doesn't mean he or she won't do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn't be an issue.
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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep 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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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
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Failure is not falling down but staying down.
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Winners surround themselves with other winners. A winner knows he's a winner. He doesn't need second-raters and yes-men around to feed his ego. He knows he'll win more, and go further, with associates who not only can keep up with him but who also are capable of teaching him something.
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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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