The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.
MARY KAY ASHUnlike 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.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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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Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
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What the world thinks of me is none of my business.
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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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To me, P and L doesn’t only mean profit and loss – it also means people and love.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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I’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated.
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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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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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Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.
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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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Hope is wishing for something to come true. Faith is belief that it will come true. Believe that for every problem God gives you, He will also provide you with a solution.
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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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Don’t limit yourself.
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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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