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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
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Backwards
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In a climate of tight budgets, reduced workforces and stiff competition, internal training can be a great substitute for costly offsite workshops and conferences.
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I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know! By that I mean there are three reasons why individuals and businesses fail: 1. Arrogance 2. Arrogance 3. Arrogance.
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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.
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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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Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.
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A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart I can't make any mistakes'.
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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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You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.
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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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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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You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.
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One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.
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It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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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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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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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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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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