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People fail forward to success.

Mary Kay Ash

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Mary Kay Ash
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: May 12
Died: 2001
Died: November 22
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Mary Kathlyn Wagner
Addiction
Fail
Forward
Failing
Inspiration
Success
People

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There's a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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If I listen long enough, the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.
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If you have an idea and I have an idea - then we EACH have JUST ONE idea...but if you share your idea with me and I do the same...we EACH have TWO ideas!
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Fear is faith that it won't work.
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Make every day count. Make every hour count. Make every minute count. And don't stop until you have exercised your full potential, realizing your impossible dream and fulfilling your total destiny to become the person that you, and only you , are capable of being.
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The greatest polution problem we face today is negativity.
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Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.
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My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it flies anyways.
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What you believe, you can achieve.
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Most of us die with our music underplayed...We should try to step out of our comfort zones and do the things we're capable of.
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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
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A risk-taking environment starts at the top of a corporation. If the CEO doesn't have this spirit, chances are you won't find it anywhere else in the organization.
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I believe that in order to be a good leader you must understand the value of praising people to success.
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For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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I believe that you should praise people whenever you can it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
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Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.
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