Wise words

Hard work : All hard work brings profit; but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Laziness : A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.

Earnings : Never depend on a single source of income.

Spending : If you buy things you don’t need, you’ll soon sell things you need.

Savings : Don’t save what is left after spending; Spend what is left after saving.

Borrowings : The borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

Accounting : It’s no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are leaking.

Auditing : Beware of little expenses; a small leak can sink a large ship.

RESULTS

“The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words
return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.” — Florence Shinn

“There are some things you don’t have to know how it works – only that it
works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the
fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on.” — Jim
Rohn

“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what
they do.” — Andrew Carnegie

“The content of your thoughts and personal beliefs can be proven by a
single indicator – your current results.” — James A. Ray

SALES/SELLING

“Nothing will kill a sale faster than lack of enthusiasm.” — Brian Tracy

“Even if you are new in sales, you can make up in numbers what you lack in
skills.” — Jim Rohn

“Internalize the ‘Golden Rule’ of sales that say, ‘All things being equal,
people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they
know, like and trust.’” — Bob Burg

“Don’t celebrate closing a sale, celebrate opening a relationship.” –
Patricia Fripp

RISK-TAKING

“There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you
cannot afford not to take.” — Peter Drucker

“Dare to risk public criticism.” — Mary Kay Ash

“When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of
action you should take — choose the bolder.” — William Joseph Slim

“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more
painful then the risk it took to blossom.” — Anais Nin