Top 126 Quotes & Sayings by Mary Kay Ash
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businesswoman Mary Kay Ash.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.
Criticize the act, not the person.
A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
Dare to risk public criticism.
Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.
We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
People fall forward to success.
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.
A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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.
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.
The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
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.
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
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.
We fall forward to succeed.
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.
I've often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics; we are changing lives.
The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.
Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.
Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.
Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.
If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad.
God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.
My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it flies anyways.
It is important for you to have a goal. You simply can't get there if you don't know where you are going. Begin to build in your mind a dream. The write it down and make your goal realistic. Aim high enough that you will have to stretch your ability and your potential to reach it.
Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything in this world that you want to do if you want to do it badly enough and you are willing to travel the road. Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.
Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
The definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination. You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping-stones and climb to new heights. People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them.
Be a dreamer. Have a sense of greatness. It has been said that if you can dream it, you can do it. And I believe that. Before your dream can become a reality, you have to see it in your own mind; see its fulfillment, whatever it may be.
Make every day count.
Make every hour count.
Make every minute count.
And don't stop until you have exercised your full potential, realizing your impossible dream and fulfilling your total destiny to become the person that you, and only you , are capable of being.
You are the only boss you have. And I want you to be the most demanding boss that you can be. If you really want to make a success of this business, then you must put yourself on a schedule.
The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.
The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return - 100-fold. Only sow that which you wish to receive in return. Sow good, receive good! Plant seeds daily in your Mary Kay business and your Mary Kay business will return to you.
There is a way; Up, Around, Over or Through
What you believe, you can achieve.
When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.
There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.
Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible
Hope is wishing for something to come true. Faith is belief that it will come true. Believe that for every problem God gives you, He will also provide you with a solution.
Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.
Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.
Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.
Whenever I meet someone, I try to imagine her wearing an invisible sign that says: MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT. I respond to this sign immediately, and it works wonders.
Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.
It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.
There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.
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