Tag: Harvey Mackay
Life lessons from ‘Grandma Ruth’
I’m going to take a detour from business advice and focus instead on gratitude. I am grateful for the opportunity to get to know...
The importance of education
One day a teacher asked her class, “Can anyone give me a sentence with an object in it?”
A little girl said, “Teacher, you’re the...
Think about the future
Back in 1960, when I bought a small envelope company with dreams of becoming a gazillionaire, I could not imagine a world where people...
Secret to good customer service: Keep employees motivated
A man entered a shoe repair shop and said to the owner, “I just found this claim ticket for a pair of shoes I...
Adversity prepares employees to be successful
In life, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
I recently had the opportunity to sit...
Rules for respect
Thomas Jefferson arrived alone on horseback at a hotel in Baltimore and asked for a room. The landlord of the hotel, named Boyden, looked...
10 creative tips for success in selling
For some time, a storekeeper had displayed in his window a card inscribed “Fishing Tickle.”
A customer drew the proprietor’s attention to the spelling error....
Smiling can influence your mood and outlook
A friend passed along an ad for The Coca-Cola Co. done by a Belgian advertising agency with the tagline “Happiness starts with a smile.” The...
Standards start at home plate
Coach John Scolinos was legendary among college baseball coaches. Over his 45-year career, he was the head baseball coach at Pepperdine University from 1946...
Visualize your way to success
I learned many years ago that visualizing or fantasizing is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.
This proved true again at...
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