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Act as if you were already the person you want most to be.
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Customers today want the very most and the very best for the very least amount of money, and on the best terms. Only the individuals and companies that provide absolutely excellent products and services at absolutely excellent prices will survive.
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The comfort zone is the great enemy of courage and confidence.
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Positive thinkers think and talk continually about solutions, and negative thinkers continually talk and think about problems. Keep your mind solution-focuse d rather than problem- focused.
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In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.
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Salespeople are the most vital people in any business. Without sales, the biggest and most sophisticated companies shut down. Sales are the spark plug in the engine of free enterprise. There is a direct relationship between the success of the sales community and the success of the entire country.
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There is no real limit to how much better a person who really commits to getting better can get. Every manager has the potential to become an excellent manager for the rest of his or her career.
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If you want to sail your ship in a different direction, you must turn one degree at a time.
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Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.
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Develop a mentor at each stage of your career - someone who will give you guidance and advice.
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Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do
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Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to customers.
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The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.
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Transgression of any kind is always accompanied by a loss of self-esteem.
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There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.
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Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.
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If you get up by 6am, exercise, plan your day, and start on your biggest task, then your whole day is different. If you do this regularly it becomes a habit.
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Knowing how to deal with change effectively is a primary requirement for living successfully in perhaps the most exciting time in all of human history
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Everybody has a need for speed and you actually make your product, or service, or services more attractive when you do them fast.
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Time is your most precious resource; make every minute count.
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You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.
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Respect is the key determinant of high performance leadership. How much people respect you determines how well they perform.
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The primary reason for underachievement and failure is that the great majority of people don't decide to be successful.
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You must master your time rather than becoming a slave to the constant flow of events and demands on your time. And you must organize your life to achieve balance, harmony, and inner peace.