First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
DALE CARNEGIECheck up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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Good leaders are scarce; so I’m following myself.
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Everybody in the world is seeking happiness – and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
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Keep your mind open to change all the time. Welcome it. Court it. It is only by examining and reexamining your opinions and ideas that you can progress.
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If you must make a mistake, make a new one each time.
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If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
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An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, “Things that never happened.”
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If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be.
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If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.
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The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
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If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
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