Harvey Mackay Quotes - Page 4

Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.

Laugh often. Starting your day with a good laugh, or at least a big smile, is as beneficial to your health as it is to your mood. Scientific studies at Northwestern University and Fordham University concluded that laughter benefits the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs. It relaxes tensions, changes attitude, and increases the body's natural painkillers. And it has no harmful side effects.

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You can't be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There's no off switch on a tiger.

You're as old as you behave.

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.

Failure is not falling down but staying down.

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible.

If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.

Keep the customer actively involved throughout your presentation, and watch your results improve.

Minds are like parachutes-not much good unless they are open.

To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business.

Don't confuse visibility with credibility.

Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan.

Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.

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.

Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you'd like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.

I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.

Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability.

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.

Knowledge is not power unless it is used.

A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers.

No company has a permanent consumer franchise. No one has the only game in town. The never-ending cycle of destruction and change inherent in a capitalist economy always provides new opportunities for those with determination, goals and concentration.

Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.

Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result.