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 ASHI do believe in encouraging a person to compete with herself… at Mary Kay Cosmetics, we’ve made that philosophy a company policy.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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Real leaders aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
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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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Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.
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I’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated.
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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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Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.
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If you have an idea and I have an idea – then we EACH have JUST ONE idea; but if you share your idea with me and I do the same, we EACH have TWO ideas!
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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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Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.
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People are happiest when they have goals, small and large, because they can look forward to attaining them.
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One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
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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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The more enjoyment people derive from their work, the better they will produce.
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Every person should have a lifetime self-improvement program.
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Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
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Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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You can’t stand still. You either go forward or backward.
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People will support that which they help to create.
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Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
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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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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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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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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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