Quotes by Harvey Mackay
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.
Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan.
Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.
A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.
Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.
Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.
None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.
If you want to double your success ratio, you have to double your failure ratio.
If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.
Don't water your weeds.
Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.
Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.