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Quotes

My favorite quotes, facts, and reflections.

  • 80/20 rule, 80% of our revenue will come from 20% of our customers.
  • 20% of what you do equals 80% of what you get.
  • If you don’t have a plan you will be part of someone else’s plan.
  • Sales is a journey, it is not a sprint.
  • If you want to be successful, eliminate the words “I can’t”
  • When you buy from me, you get something that is not available anywhere else, ME!
  • If you hire OK people you will have an OK company
  • If you hire World class people you will have a World class company
  • The lower class talks about people.
    • The middle class talks about things.
    • The high class talks about ideas.
    • The world class takes action on the ideas.
  • Be a student to those above you.
  • A fellow traveler to those beside you.
  • And a teacher to those below you.
  • You will become just like the 5 people you spend the most time with, If you don’t like that, spend the most time with the 5 people that you most want to be like.
  • Picture one of your grandkids asking this question….. Grandpa/Grandma. What did you do to make a difference in someone’s life?
  • Make a sale-earn a commission, Make a friend-earn a fortune.
  • Listen with intent to understand, not to respond.
  • What gets measured is what gets done.
  • What gets measured is what gets managed.
  • Doing the best you can will not get you there, doing whatever it takes will.
  • The more you know someone, the better you can meet their needs.
  • What are you doing to outrun, outsmart, outperform and outdo your competition?
  • Be yourself, everyone else is taken.
  • To have what the 1% has you must do what the 1% does.
  • What 5 things must have to happen before the last day of your life to know that you have been a success?
  • You can’t see greatness in others until you see it in yourself.
  • If you want better answers, ask better questions.
  • Other than your love, your labor is the most precious thing you can give to others
  • Around isn’t acceptable…We need to know exactly or we won’t be “around”
  • The Quality of your life depends on the quality of your questions.
  • The quality of your life depends on the quality of your relationships.
  • Your choices will either make you ordinary or extraordinary.
  • They may forget what you did; they may forget what you said. They will never forget how you made them feel.
  • Ask questions you have never asked before.
  • Ask questions that no one else has asked before.
  • I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
  • There are only 2 ways to live your life, one as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as if everything is.
  • There are 2 ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
  • Do you read to change who you are or do you read to add to who you are?
  • Your eyes can only see and your ears can only hear what your mind is looking for.
  • “Can I” is more powerful than “I can”.
  • If you are not going to make a difference, get out of the way.
  • The first one to get clarity wins.
  • If you plant enough grass seed it will choke out the weeds.
  • When you focus on what you don’t have you become powerless.
  • When you focus on what you do have you become powerful.
  • It’s your turn to stand up and standout!
  • Ask the right question and you’ll get the right answer.
  • A question never asked is a question never answered.
  • What kind of investment are you making in your future?
  • What would life be like if there were no learning involved?
  • Life equals the books you read and the people you meet.
  • Life equals the people you meet and what you do together.
  • Be interested, more than interesting.
  • Success leaves clues.
  • You can’t expect your employees to exceed the expectations of your customers if you don’t exceed the employee’s expectations of you.
  • Do you have the characteristics that an “A” player would want to work for?
  • The reason for the question is more important than the answer.
  • Do you want to in the land of “wish and want” or in the world of “will do”?
  • Don’t show up and throw up, ask good questions.
  • What are 3 things you must do to strengthen your relationship with__________________??
  • Our best customers are someone else’s best prospects.
  • To be different you must first make a difference.
  • If you want to build a better life, build a better you.
  • If you want to build a better marriage, build a better you.
  • If you want to build a better business, build a better you.
  • The greatest investment you will ever make is in yourself.
  • I AM SO LUCKY TO KNOW YOU!

Mark Miller
Copyright April 2012, July 2013

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