Quotes By Bo Bennett

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.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

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

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.

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.

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.

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".

We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources.

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.

People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Peeves do not make very good pets.

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.

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

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.

If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.

Think before you act and act on what you believe.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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