I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
MARY KAY ASHYou 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.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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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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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The more enjoyment people derive from their work, the better they will produce.
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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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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return – 100-fold. Only sow that which you wish to receive in return. Sow good, receive good! Plant seeds daily in your Mary Kay business and your Mary Kay business will return to you.
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Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.
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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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There’s a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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I believe that most successful people are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.
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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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You can go as far as your mind lets you.
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The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.
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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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Forcing myself to think positively did wonders for my spirit. I was able to overcome the discontent inside me, and my old enthusiasm slowly returned.
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