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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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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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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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Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.
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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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If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
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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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To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.
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The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me.
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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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