58 Quotes by Bo Bennett
- True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.
- The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.
- The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person.
- There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.
- It's not people who resent successful people; it's resentful people who resent successful people.
- Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.
- Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
- Untapped potential is the difference between where a person is now and where he or she can be.
- Using rhetorical questions in speeches is a great way to keep the audience involved. Don't you think those kinds of questions would keep your attention?
- Value people on their potential, not on their history.
- Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.
- When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.
- To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.
- Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you "don't have the time".
- Remember that it is not where you come from, or not even where you are; it is where you are going that matters most.
- Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have.
- Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.
- Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.
- Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
- The concept of the "good ol' days" must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.
- Not being in tune with your customers is like living in an alternate reality; the way you think your customers feel about your product is not always the same as what your customers really think about your product.
- It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.
- Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.
- Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human.
- Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.
- Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.
- Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.
- Peeves do not make very good pets.
- Think before you act and act on what you believe.
- If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.
- Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.
- Every economy is uncertain. Referring to this or any economy as "uncertain" is an unnecessary and pessimistic redundancy.
- Faked enthusiasm is worse than bad acting - it is bad acting with the intent to deceive.
- For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.
- Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.
- I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.
- If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be.
- You are not, nor ever will be, better than anyone else besides the person you are now.
- Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.
- If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.
- An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information.
- A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.
- A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.
- A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.
- A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.
- A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.
- As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.
- Affiliate marketing has made businesses millions and ordinary people millionaires.
- Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.
- In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance.
- Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.
- Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.
- Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.
- Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.
- A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements.
- Success is not in what you have, but in what you are.
- Success is not about what you accomplish, but about what you overcome.
- Success is not in what we have, but in what we are.
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