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.
MARY KAY ASHIn fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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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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Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.
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An average person with average talents and average ambition can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society; if that person has clear focused goals.
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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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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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Dare to risk public criticism.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you’re willing to pay the price.
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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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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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Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.
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Be the kind of person who can always be counted on to do what you say you’ll do.
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We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.
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Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.
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