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“Everyone likes to be appreciated,” said Ernesto. “And that’s the Golden Rule of business,” added Pindar. “All things being equal—” Ernesto finished the phrase: “—people will do business with and refer business to those people they know, like and trust.”
“Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”
“exceed people’s expectations, and they’ll pay you even more.”
“All the great fortunes in the world have been created by men and women who had a greater passion for what they were giving—their product, service or idea—than for what they were getting.
“It’s not about seeing. It’s about doing.”
“Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.”
Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.”
Being broke and being rich are both decisions. You make them up, right up here.”
What you focus on is what you get.
“Sometimes you feel foolish, even look foolish, but you do the thing anyway.”
develop a network.”
“Now, by a network I don’t necessarily mean your customers or clients. I mean a network of people who know you, like you and trust you. They might never buy a thing from you, but they’ve always got you in the backs of their minds.”
“Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.”