Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom: Mary Kay Ash

Defensive Entrepreneurs can lean from Mary Kay Ash.  Mary Kay Ash was an American entrepreneur known for cosmetics direct marketing company.  Here are some of her quotes:

  • You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price
  • Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway
  • We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you
  • If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right
  • The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang
  • Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise
  • Criticize the act, not the person
  • We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared
  • Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve
  • A company is only as good as the people it keeps
  • Give yourself something to work toward - constantly
  • Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people
  • Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist
  • Dare to risk public criticism
  • Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try
  • No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important
  • People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps
  • Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret
  • For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour
  • A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch
  • People fall forward to success
  • There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise
  • A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one
  • Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel

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