Harvey Mackay People Quotations

Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.

Good intentions aren't enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.

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

It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.

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

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.

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.

What motivates people to be late?... Some people are drawn to the adrenaline rush of that last-minute sprint to the finish line. Others receive an ego boost from over-scheduling and filling each moment with an activity.

It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice. You don't know who your top customers will be five years from now or where you will be in 10 years. You may have a fancy title, but you will always need help from the people around you.

You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.

Once you attach your personality to a proposition, people start reacting to the personality and stop reacting to the proposition.

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.

You don't have to know everything as long as you know people who know the things you don't

It isn't the people you fire who make your life miserable, it's the people you don't.

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.

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.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.