Harvey Mackay Quotes - Page 7

Attitudes are every bit as important as aptitudes.

Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work.

The longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal.

Good intentions aren't enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.

The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.

A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart; I can't make any mistakes'.

The employees who share innovative ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden talents that would help incorporate their suggestions.

The sooner you accept the fact that you will have both successes and failures, the easier it will be to get your business and personal life headed in the right direction.

Unless you work in demolition, don't burn bridges.

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.

You'll never learn a thing from a competitor weaker than you.

Anyone who has been in business can tell war stories about the bumps in the road. But if they've outlasted the competition, ask for their stories about survival. They've figured out how to turn disappointments into opportunities.

I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know! By that I mean there are three reasons why individuals and businesses fail: 1. Arrogance 2. Arrogance 3. Arrogance.

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.

The annals of business are filled with stories of companies that thought they had it made and could milk their enterprises without having to bother about improving their products or services. It's amazing how fast they found their markets disappearing.

Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.

You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.

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.

Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it's written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure you write it down.

America is ripe for a service revolution.

There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.

No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat - or mistreat - them determines how long your doors stay open.

Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing and keep learning so that you are constantly challenging yourself, adding a few new songs to your program every chance you get. If you don't, the world will pass you by.

Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.

You have to look life straight in the eye. De-mystify your world. Can you really afford to believe magic is for real? Not when time is concerned.