Bo Bennett Quotes

“Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.”

“True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.”

“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.”

“It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.”

“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.”

“Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.”

“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”

“Faked enthusiasm is worse than bad acting - it is bad acting with the intent to deceive.”

“The best way to lose a job is just not to care. When you do not care, it shows in everything you do.”

“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'.”

“It's not people who resent successful people; it's resentful people who resent successful people.”

“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?”

“Avoiding the phrase 'I don't have time...', will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life.”

“If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?”

“When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.”

“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”

“A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.”

“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.”

“Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.”

“I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.”

“One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.”

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part 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.”

“Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.”

“Value people on their potential, not on their history.”

“Remember that it is not where you come from, or not even where you are; it is where you are going that matters most.”

“If you are going to ask yourself life-changing questions, be sure to do something with the answers.”

“Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.”

“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.”

“An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.”

“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.”

“Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.”

“Peeves do not make very good pets.”

“The secret to having everything you want out of life is the realization that you really don't want most of the things you think you want.”

“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.”

“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.”

“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.”

“Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.”

“While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.”

“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.”

“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.”

“Every economy is uncertain. Referring to this or any economy as 'uncertain' is an unnecessary and pessimistic redundancy.”

“Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.”

“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.”

“Untapped potential is the difference between where a person is now and where he or she can be.”

“You are not, nor ever will be, better than anyone else besides the person you are now.”

“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.”

“A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.”

“A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements.”

“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.”