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Your past is not your potential.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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You can't buy a good reputation you must earn it.
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Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work.
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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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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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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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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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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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our lives change in two ways :through the people we meet and the books we read
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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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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
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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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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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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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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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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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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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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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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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