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I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down.
Harvey Mackay
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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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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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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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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
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It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.
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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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Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work.
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Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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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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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs you of your skills and your judgment, and it blinds you to creative solutions. It's the best-conditioned athlete, not the most talented, who generally wins when the going gets tough.
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The longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal.
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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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You can't buy a good reputation you must earn it.
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