LESSONS FROM LIFE
You can start to win at any time

To solve any problem or to reach your goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord. Don't procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem, break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.

If you can get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. It's the job you never start that takes the longest to finish. Don't worry about what lies dimly at a distance, but do what lies clearly ahead.

Your biggest opportunity is where you are right now. Once you begin you're half done. When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible

(Author unknown, source unknown)

"Takes pain," said the window.

"Keep cool," said the ice.

"Drive hard," said the hammer.

"Be up to date," said the calender.

"Never be led," said the pencil.

"Be sharp," said the knife.

"Make light around you," said the fire.

"Stick to it," said the glue.

"Be bright," said the lamp.

(Author unknown, source unknown)

A salesman for a new wheel-balancing machine visited an auto repair store in Sacramento and gave the manager, Ted Stevens, a demonstration.

"Isn't it a great machine?" asked the salesman. "Yes it is," answered Stevens.

"It would be a great investment and a great time-saver, wouldn't it?"

"Yes."

Don't you think every garage ought to have one?" the salesman asked.

"Yes," replied Stevens.

"Well, why don't you buy it?"

Ted replied, "Why don’t you ask me to?"

The salesman may have known everything about his wheel balancer, but he needed to ask for the order.

Success in sales takes more than self-confidence, belief in your product and a concern for people. You've got to tell people exactly what you expect from them.

(Contributed by Neil Eskelin, source unknown)

(Culled from the Net)

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