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Don't equate activity with efficiency.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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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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Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.
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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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The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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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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There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.
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If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
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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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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
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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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Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning they are an incentive to keep you going all day.
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If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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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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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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