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I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.

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Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
Businessman
Businessperson
Economist
Entrepreneur
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
Mind
Something
Improving
Everyday

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I learned a lesson which has stuck with me all through the years: you can learn from everybody. I didn't just learn from reading every retail publication I could get my hands on, I probably learned the most from studying what John Dunham was doing across the street
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I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
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I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it.
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High expectations is the key to everything.
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I've always been driven to buck the system.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
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...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.
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The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want
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If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.
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If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
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I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage, low-benefit model of employment.
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Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
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Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
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Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.
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Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
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We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are.
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Do it. Try it. Fix it.
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The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.
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Curiosity doesn't kill the cat it kills the competition.
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Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune
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