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.
MARY KAY ASHFor every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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What the world thinks of me is none of my business.
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Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
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Never, absolutely never, compromise your principles.
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You never really fail until you stop wanting.
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True leaders establish success patterns that make everyone think success.
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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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If you act enthusiastic, you will become enthusiastic. A mediocre mind that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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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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Think in terms of what’s good for the other person and success will seek you out.
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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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I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
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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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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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My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.
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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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