You are the only boss you have. And I want you to be the most demanding boss that you can be. If you really want to make a success of this business, then you must put yourself on a schedule.
MARY KAY ASHNever rest on your laurels. Nothing wilts faster than a laurel sat upon.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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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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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One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.
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The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
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Nothing happens until somebody sells something!
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When you listen, the benefit is two fold: You receive the necessary information, and you make the other person feel important.
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People often resist change when they don’t participate in the decision-making process. Some of the best leaders ‘plant the seed’ that permits others to propose the idea and take credit for it!
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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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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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Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
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Each of us wants to feel good about himself or herself, but to me it is just as important to make others feel the same way.
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Think about it, no one can win a race in which he had given up. You can’t win a battle for which you have surrendered.
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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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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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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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