A risk-taking environment starts at the top of a corporation. If the CEO doesn’t have this spirit, chances are you won’t find it anywhere else in the organization.
MARY KAY ASHWhat’s interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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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You can’t stand still. You either go forward or backward.
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Make people who work for you feel important. If you honor and serve them, they’ll honor and serve you.
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Fear is faith that it won’t work.
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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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I’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated.
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Let people know that you appreciate their performance and they will respond by doing even better.
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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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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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Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.
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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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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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Help other people get what they want – and you’ll get what you want.
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Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
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Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.
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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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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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Left unattended, problems only intensify.
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A strong beginning is a good thing only when coupled with a strong finish.
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Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.
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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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People fall forward to success.
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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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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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