... people what was the best advice they ever got. Here are some of them: (Don't try to preach all 17 excerpts below. We suggest using 3 to 4 examples that mean the most to your community. Then skip down and use the conclusion to this illustration.) Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, got his from his days at Salomon Brothers: "Always ask for the order, and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking." Mark Hurd, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, got his years ago from his days under NCR CEO Chuck Exley ...
2. The Road to Success Is Bumpy
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Dan Miller
... and experienced bankruptcy multiple times before Mickey Mouse arrived to save the day. Mr. Disney and never-say-die entrepreneurs like him recognize that three steps forward and two steps back still have a net result of one step of progress. Michael Bloomberg (former mayor of New York City), Larry King (former talk show host), Bernie Marcus (Home Depot founder), and even Rush Limbaugh all got fired along the way to their ultimate successes. Research indicates that, if you are under thirty, the likelihood ...
