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Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.

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
Managers
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Successful
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Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
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Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late.
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Fake it till you make it.
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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
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