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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.
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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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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
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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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If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said NO too often.
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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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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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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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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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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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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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Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.
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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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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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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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One of the most difficult things in life for any individual or business is to accept and adopt change.
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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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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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Failure is not falling down but staying down.
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