Top 180 Harvey MacKay Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business – and you can leverage that knowledge.”

— Harvey MacKay

52. “If you can’t say yes, it’s no. Don’t sugarcoat it. Don’t talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said “NO” too often.”

— Harvey MacKay

53. “One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.”

— Harvey MacKay

54. “All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.”

— Harvey MacKay

55. “Delegating doesn’t mean passing off work you don’t enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.”

— Harvey MacKay

56. “My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don’t keep score.”

— Harvey MacKay

57. “It isn’t the people you fire who make your life miserable, it’s the people you don’t.”

— Harvey MacKay

58. “Worrying about the past or the future isn’t productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.”

— Harvey MacKay

59. “To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you’ve prepared mentally and physically, you don’t have to worry.”

— Harvey MacKay

60. “I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.”

— Harvey MacKay

61. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

62. “You don’t have to know everything as long as you know people who know the things you don’t.”

— Harvey MacKay

63. “For the real winners, there are no finish lines.”

— Harvey MacKay

64. “It doesn’t matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.”

— Harvey MacKay

65. “When you have a dream that you can’t let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you’re willing to do that.”

— Harvey MacKay

66. “There’s a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.”

— Harvey MacKay

67. “Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities.”

— Harvey MacKay

68. “Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.”

— Harvey MacKay

69. “A student of life considers the world a classroom.”

— Harvey MacKay

70. “Deadlines aren’t bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.”

— Harvey MacKay

71. “Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual for success, so Darren Hardy has written one for you. The Compound Effect shows you how small, smart choices add up to transform your life.”

— Harvey MacKay

72. “You’ll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.”

— Harvey MacKay

73. “If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.”

— Harvey MacKay

74. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

75. “It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill as long as you don’t lose the cow.”

— Harvey MacKay

76. “When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience winds up with the money and the person with the money winds up with the experience.”

— Harvey MacKay

77. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

78. “Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it’s written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure you write it down.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

80. “Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.”

— Harvey MacKay

81. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

82. “Unless you work in demolition, don’t burn bridges.”

— Harvey MacKay

83. “If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.”

— Harvey MacKay

84. “Customers are the reason we open our doors every day, and keep the machines humming all night long. Customers determine what we eat, where we live, whether we stay in business.”

— Harvey MacKay

85. “Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.”

— Harvey MacKay

86. “To Be Success In Life Forget The Problems That You Face... But Don’t Forget The Lessons That Those Problems Taught To...”

— Harvey MacKay

87. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

88. “Ethical decisions ensure that everyone’s best interests are protected. When in doubt, don’t.”

— Harvey MacKay

89. “The life of a startup is full of ups and downs, an emotional roller coaster ride that you can’t quite imagine if you’ve spent your whole career in a corporation.”

— Harvey MacKay

90. “Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it’s a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline.”

— Harvey MacKay

91. “If you find yourself plagued by a recurrent worry, train yourself to think of something else. Your conscious mind can concentrate on only one thought at a time, and driving the negativity away will free you up to move forward again.”

— Harvey MacKay

92. “A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers.”

— Harvey MacKay

93. “All success is, really, is having a predetermined plan and carrying it out successfully over a long period of time.”

— Harvey MacKay

94. “It’s way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it’s risky not to take a risk.”

— Harvey MacKay

95. “There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.”

— Harvey MacKay

96. “The cost of praising someone is nil – but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.”

— Harvey MacKay

97. “You’ll always get the good news; it’s how fast you get the bad news that counts.”

— Harvey MacKay

98. “Failure is no more fatal than success is permanent.”

— Harvey MacKay

99. “Many successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don’t like to do.”

— Harvey MacKay

100. “One of the most difficult things in life for any individual or business is to accept and adopt change.”

— Harvey MacKay