"Fear of failure is at least as common……" — Mark McCormack
"Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel."
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16 Quotes by Mark McCormack
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Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.
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If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.
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Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.
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All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business…
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I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services…
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Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people…
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You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.
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Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as…
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If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely…
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Short-term can be terminal.
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People retire to do what I do every day.
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To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer…
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