“Treating someone as second-class never gets you first-class results.”
― The Magic of Thinking Big
― The Magic of Thinking Big
“Practice calling people by their names. Every year shrewd manufacturers sell more briefcases, pencils, Bibles, and hundreds of other items just by putting the buyer’s name on the product. People like to be called by name. It gives everyone a boost to be addressed by name.”
― The Magic of Thinking Big
― The Magic of Thinking Big
“Take the initiative in building friendships—leaders always do. It’s easy and natural for us to tell ourselves, “Let him make the first move.” “Let them call us.” “Let her speak first.”
― The Magic of Thinking Big
― The Magic of Thinking Big
“Put these two thoughts deep in your mind. First, give your ideas value by acting on them.”
― The Magic of Thinking Big
― The Magic of Thinking Big
“Meet problems and obstacles as they arise. The test of a successful person is not the ability to eliminate all problems before he takes action, but rather the ability to find solutions to difficulties when he encounters them.”
― The Magic of Thinking Big
― The Magic of Thinking Big
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