Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackayis a businessman, author and syndicated columnist with Universal Uclick. His weekly column gives career and inspirational advice and is featured in over 100 newspapers. Mackay has authored seven New York Times bestselling books, including three number one bestsellers. He is also a member of the National Speakers Association Council of Peers Award for Excellence Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
Harvey Mackay quotes about
- self-esteem
- people
- self-respect
- used
- life-is-too-short
- said-life
- would-be
- live-life
- ratios
- want
- chance
- changing-your-life
- things-in-life
- individual
- accepting
- reputation
- good-reputation
- priorities
- might
- helping
- positive
- up-to-you
- pessimist
- views
- mountain
- climbs
- good-morning
- good-day
- opportunity
- uplifting
used
Knowledge is not power unless it is used.
quality different determined
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.
bored scared better-off
You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.
nice guy broke
If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said "NO" too often.
levels rewards fields
Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.
forget street
You learn how to be book smart in school, but you better not forget that you also need to be street smart.
advice free freely receiver sees
When advice is freely given, the receiver is free to use it as he or she sees fit.
afraid fail leading learn life mistakes optimist
An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.
concern followed given refrain saying secret whether
Never forget, the real secret of giving advice is this: Once you've given it, don't concern yourself with whether it is followed or not, and refrain from saying 'I told you so.'
names people skill
If you want people to know how much you care, show them how much you remember. Learn their names and use them often. It's an important skill to develop.
afford choosy extremely
The service leaders hire one out of 50 applicants, sometimes one out of 100, but they're very, very careful. You can't afford not to be extremely choosy when you hire.
earn entitled mistakes remember success
Remember you're not entitled to anything. You have to earn your success every day, and you will make mistakes like everyone else.
mountains move team
We will move mountains to keep the team here.