Tag: Harvey Mackay
How to overcome negativity
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his family. As he lay down to take a nap, his mischievous grandson decided to have...
The power of vision
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried...
You can always start anew
In 1914, Thomas Edison’s factory in West Orange, N.J., was destroyed by a fire. Much of Edison’s life’s work went up in flames.
The next...
Business lessons from the danger zone
I was among the millions of people who flocked to movie theaters recently to see “Top Gun: Maverick.” It’s one of the best movies...
Customer service, on a serious tip
A high school student landed her first summer job, working in a drugstore. As she arrived at the store for her first day, the...
Set your goals
There’s an old story about a kid shooting arrows into his backyard fence. After shooting an arrow, he would run over to the fence...
You have to want it
Once a young man asked a great sage about the secret to success, so the sage invited the young man to meet him at...
Patience is – wait for it – paramount
There is a wonderful Japanese word, “nemawashi,” whose rough translation is to “prepare the roots.” Although the word was borrowed from famously patient Japanese...
Eyes are windows to the soul
A Russian poet who was visiting a wealthy American in his home noticed a huge, magnificent moose head mounted on the wall. He asked...
The necessity of action
Suppose you have five birds sitting on a wire and three of them decide to fly. How many birds would you have left on...