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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Like it or not, life is a series of competitions. You may be competing for a grade, a spot on a team, a job, or the largest account in town. The higher your self-esteem is, the better you get along with yourself, with others, and the more you'll accomplish.
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A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
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There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure your own performance by your own potential. That's what makes a successful person.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Don't confuse visibility with credibility.
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Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.
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Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
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You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.
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Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.
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We all start out in life with one thing in common We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.
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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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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
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The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.
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The life of a startup is full of ups and downs, an emotional roller coaster ride that you can't quite imagine if you've spent your whole career in a corporation.
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