Harvey MacKay Quotes & Sayings

There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale. — Harvey MacKay

In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones. — Harvey MacKay

Jim Rohn is one of the most articulate, powerful, thought-provoking speakers I've seen. His unique delivery and style puts him head and shoulders above the rest. — Harvey MacKay

There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone. — Harvey MacKay

You can't hurry creativity, so take time to ponder your ideas. Sit back and take time to think things over. That's usually how the best ideas bloom. — Harvey MacKay

To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business. — Harvey MacKay

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry. — Harvey MacKay

The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me. — Harvey MacKay

In a climate of tight budgets, reduced workforces and stiff competition, internal training can be a great substitute for costly offsite workshops and conferences. — Harvey MacKay

By getting your customers to agree with you in small steps along the way, you have a better chance of reaching agreement when it's time to do business. — Harvey MacKay

As a salesperson, you will be judged by your ability to keep a stalled conversation moving along briskly. — Harvey MacKay

Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream. — Harvey MacKay

Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time. — Harvey MacKay

There is a place in the world for anyone in the world who says, "I'll take care of it." — Harvey MacKay

The longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal. — Harvey MacKay

You do not get what you want. You get what you negotiate. — Harvey MacKay

Friends are made my many acts and lost by only one. — Harvey MacKay

If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind. — Harvey MacKay

Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing and keep learning so that you are constantly challenging yourself, adding a few new songs to your program every chance you get. If you don't, the world will pass you by. — Harvey MacKay

Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it's a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline. — Harvey MacKay

If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe. — Harvey MacKay

Happiness can be thought, taught and caught ... but not bought. — Harvey MacKay

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. — Harvey MacKay

You learn how to be book smart in school, but you better not forget that you also need to be street smart. — Harvey MacKay

Ideas without action are worthless. — Harvey MacKay

I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps ... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down. — Harvey MacKay

When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that. — Harvey MacKay

Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids — Harvey MacKay

My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score. — Harvey MacKay

I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston. — Harvey MacKay

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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place. — Harvey MacKay

Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly. — Harvey MacKay

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier. — Harvey MacKay

A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart; I can't make any mistakes'. — Harvey MacKay

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly. — Harvey MacKay

It's the oldest, corniest piece of advice in the world but it still works. The strongest networks are built on friendship. Be a friend not only to the people in your network, but to the people who matter the most to the people in your network. — Harvey MacKay

Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and you will accomplish your object. — Harvey MacKay

Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out. — Harvey MacKay

Decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will. — Harvey MacKay

Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic. — Harvey MacKay

The sooner you accept the fact that you will have both successes and failures, the easier it will be to get your business and personal life headed in the right direction. — Harvey MacKay

Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. — Harvey MacKay

Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. — Harvey MacKay

Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it. — Harvey MacKay

No one ever went broke by saying no too often. — Harvey MacKay

No company has a permanent consumer franchise. No one has the only game in town. The never-ending cycle of destruction and change inherent in a capitalist economy always provides new opportunities for those with determination, goals and concentration. — Harvey MacKay

Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense. — Harvey MacKay

One of the most difficult things in life for any individual or business is to accept and adopt change. — Harvey MacKay

The annals of business are filled with stories of companies that thought they had it made and could milk their enterprises without having to bother about improving their products or services. It's amazing how fast they found their markets disappearing. — Harvey MacKay

Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes. — Harvey MacKay

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be. — Harvey MacKay

You're as old as you behave. — Harvey MacKay

It all comes down to this:
If you want one year of happiness, grow grain
If you want 10 years of happiness, grow trees
If you want 100 years of happiness, grow people — Harvey MacKay

If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. — Harvey MacKay

I'm a little shot that just kept on shooting. — Harvey MacKay

There has been a seismic shift in the business world. The great classical business principles still hold true but they need to be fused with cutting edge internet technology. — Harvey MacKay

Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game. — Harvey MacKay

Like it or not, life is a series of competitions. You may be competing for a grade, a spot on a team, a job, or the largest account in town. The higher your self-esteem is, the better you get along with yourself, with others, and the more you'll accomplish. — Harvey MacKay

Unless you work in demolition, don't burn bridges. — Harvey MacKay

You don't need a big close, as many sales reps believe. You risk losing your customer when you save all the good stuff for the end. Keep the customer actively involved throughout your presentation, and watch your results improve. — Harvey MacKay

Minds are like parachutes-not much good unless they are open. — Harvey MacKay

The truth is, success often occurs for reasons we don't expect, under circumstances over which we have little control and sometimes unrelated to our own efforts. There is only one other lesson that success should teach us: Be as amazed by your own success as your friends are. If you truly are, you stand the best chance to repeat it. — Harvey MacKay

Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. — Harvey MacKay

I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know. — Harvey MacKay

You'll always get the good news; it's how fast you get the bad news that counts. — Harvey MacKay

All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude. — Harvey MacKay

Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work. — Harvey MacKay

Remember you're not entitled to anything. You have to earn your success every day, and you will make mistakes like everyone else. — Harvey MacKay

It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas. — Harvey MacKay

A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward. — Harvey MacKay

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible. — Harvey MacKay

Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes. Resolve to learn something new every day. Because every 24 hours, you have the opportunity to have the best day of your company's life. — Harvey MacKay

If you have no destination, you'll never get there. — Harvey MacKay

Most business problems can be solved if you can teach yourself to look beyond the dollar sign. — Harvey MacKay

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist. — Harvey MacKay

When you're fired, you're rejected. It's as simple as that. — Harvey MacKay

If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful individuals, I'd say it's the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts. — Harvey MacKay

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people. — Harvey MacKay

Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. — Harvey MacKay

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. — Harvey MacKay

We start out as pretty creative beings ... Children let their imaginations take them to place they've never seen and do things that seem impossible. We encourage it as fun and playtime, but we should celebrate it as the potential for great discovery and accomplishment. — Harvey MacKay

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. — Harvey MacKay

All success is, really, is having a predetermined plan and carrying it out successfully over a long period of time. — Harvey MacKay

Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it. — Harvey MacKay

People become successful the minute they decide to. — Harvey MacKay

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. — Harvey MacKay

For the real winners, there are no finish lines. — Harvey MacKay

To Be Success In Life Forget The Problems That You Face ... But Don't Forget The Lessons That Those Problems Taught To.. — Harvey MacKay

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. — Harvey MacKay

One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will. — Harvey MacKay

If you want to stay youthful, stay useful. — Harvey MacKay

When advice is freely given, the receiver is free to use it as he or she sees fit. — Harvey MacKay

Our lives change in two ways :through the people we meet and the books we read — Harvey MacKay

A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers. — Harvey MacKay

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination. — Harvey MacKay

I've learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa. — Harvey MacKay

Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result. — Harvey MacKay

You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up. — Harvey MacKay

The employees who share innovative ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden talents that would help incorporate their suggestions. — Harvey MacKay