We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.
MARY KAY ASHUnlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.
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Be a dreamer. Have a sense of greatness. It has been said that if you can dream it, you can do it. And I believe that. Before your dream can become a reality, you have to see it in your own mind; see its fulfillment, whatever it may be.
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Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.
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The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.
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Nobody wins ‘em all. If you come down on them too hard for losing, they’ll stop sticking their necks out.
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Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.
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True leaders establish success patterns that make everyone think success.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.
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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’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated.
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There is a way; Up, Around, Over or Through.
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You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping stones and climb to new heights.
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Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.
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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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People change and even products change. But over the course of time it’s the strength of a company’s philosophy that will determine whether or not it endures.
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One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.
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Don’t limit yourself.
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Over the years, I have observed that nearly all high achievers know how to make good of those 1440 minutes in each day.
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There’s a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
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To me, P and L doesn’t only mean profit and loss – it also means people and love.
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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.
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Every person should have a lifetime self-improvement program.
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I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say I’ve always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.
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Don’t let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible.
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