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Wisdom Stones

My Wise Old Grandmother’s Book of Wisdom

1. A happy Client means lots of referrals.
2. A little effort goes a long way.
3. Ain’t that the truth.
4. All good things in life require a little work.
5. Alow yourself to make mistakes. That's what life is all about.
6. Always accept gifts. If you don’t like the gift or can’t use it, give it to someone who can or sell it on eBay.
7. Always be nice to the competition because some day they might want to buy you out.
8. Always be prepared.
9. Always have a change of underwear.
10. Anyone can sue anyone else at any time for any reason.
11. Awesome!
12. Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
13. Be creative.
14. Be first to market.
15. Be good.
16. Be helpful. The financial rewards will follow.
17. Be persistent and consistent.
18. Be positive.
19. Be the exception rather than the norm.
20. Best wishes to all for health, happiness, peace, and prosperity.
21. Best wishes to everyone!
22. Bingo!
23. Blaze your own trail!
24. Bombard them with emails!
25. Bop 'em 'til they drop!
26. Bop, bop, bop ‘til you drop!
27. Build yourself up instead of tearing others down.
28. Business success is 80% enthusiasm and 20% technical know-how.
29. Call the repairman.
30. Carry on.
31. Change takes time. Why not start now?
32. Charge more, work more.
33. Common sense is not common.
34. Creativity pays!
35. Crime doesn’t pay.
36. Deal with it.
37. Did you eat all your vegetables?
38. Disarm them with humor.
39. Diversification is the key.
40. Diversify. Diversify. Diversify.
41. Do you have blinders on?
42. Doctors make mistakes, too.
43. Don’t argue with fools.
44. Don’t be afraid to listen to others.
45. Don’t be like everyone else.
46. Don’t beg.
47. Don’t fix it if it isn’t broken.
48. Don’t give away something that people will pay for.
49. Eat, drink, and educate.
50. Education will get them every time.
51. Enjoy!
52. Enthusiasm is contagious.
53. Every rose has a thorn.
54. Everyone wins when everyone’s knowledgeable.
55. Find a niche.
56. From can’t see to can see.
57. Get some help!
58. Go get ‘em, Tiger.
59. Good idea!
60. Hate breeds hate, tolerance breeds tolerance, and love breeds love.
61. Have a margarita!
62. Have fun!
63. Help one, help all.
64. History repeats itself.
65. How come?
66. I have nothing to say.
67. I like you.
68. I’ll be back.
69. Identify a market and then go after it.
70. If it has to be done, but you can’t do it or don’t want to do it, then hire someone who can do it and wants to do it.
71. If it’s not in writing, it never happened.
72. If it’s on, then it’s using electricity.
73. If no one sees you work, or no one sees the product of your work, no one will pay you.
74. If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.
75. If you always tell the truth, you don’t have to worry about the lies.
76. If you become stagnant, you will stagnate.
77. If you go out of your way to be helpful, you'll be successful.
78. If you help others, the financial rewards will follow.
79. If you want to stay the same, you have to change.
80. If you’re always consistent, you don’t have to worry about being inconsistent.
81. If you're not willing to be part of the solution, don't complain about the problem.
82. If you're not working, you're not working.
83. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
84. It is what it is.
85. It’s a win-win-win-win-win-win-win.
86. It’s all in the presentation.
87. It’s easier to keep a current Client than it is to find a new Client.
88. It’s only work if you don't enjoy it.
89. Just wrap some aluminum foil around it.
90. Kill ‘em with kindness.
91. Kiss ‘em ‘till their lips bleed.
92. Know the difference between a job and a career.
93. Know your competition and what they charge.
94. Know your strengths and weaknesses, and then hire someone to complement them.
95. Knowing the problem is the first step to solving the problem.
96. Knowledge is power.
97. Learn how to get people to respond.
98. Less is more.
99. Let the Client make the choice.
100. Let the games begin.
101. Life doesn’t always offer choices.
102. Life doesn’t always stay on topic.
103. Life is a journey, not an end. The journey will have highs and lows. Think of it like a roller coaster. It can be a lot of fun.
104. Life isn’t fair.
105. Listen to your wise old grandmother.
106. Live every day as if it is your last. Enjoy every morning and sunrise, every evening and sunset, every hour of daylight, every hour of darkness. If today is not your last, you'll get to do it all again tomorrow.
107. Marketing can solve your business problems.
108. Mind over matter.
109. Money matters.
110. Money, money, money, money, money.
111. Not bad! Not bad at all.
112. Once a Client, always a Client.
113. Once you believe, take action.
114. One bad apple doesn’t ruin the whole bushel.
115. One service does not fit all customers!
116. Perhaps you’re creating a problem where none exists.
117. Personalize it.
118. Pick your enemies wisely.
119. Prepare for the long term and the short term will take care of itself.
120. Prevention is better than the cure.
121. Profanity comes from a lower class of people.
122. Quite simple, really.
123. Read mysteries. They teach you how to think.
124. Religions are just roadmaps, and people can choose which roadmap they want to use. Just like going from here to New York. You can go west via LA, Tokyo, and London, and I could go via New Orleans and St. Louis.
125. Say please.
126. Share and share alike.
127. See how that works?
128. Size does matter.
129. Small minds doing small thinking will result in small businesses.
130. Some people will not believe what you say. Tell the truth and ignore them. Some people won't like you and your philosophies. Be true to yourself. Some people will hate you when you defend your philosophies, truths, and beliefs. As long as you are true to yourself, you'll be okay.
131. Some people won’t want your help. If they don’t, find some who do.
132. Sometimes less is more.
133. Sometimes the truth hurts.
134. Sometimes you just have to stop scratchin' at your boo boos. [Thanks to Raelyn, the 5-year-old daughter of William Warner (BC Warner Home Inspections; Greenville, Ohio) for this one.
135. Spontaneous is spontaneous.
136. Stay excited!
137. Strange, but true.
138. Take a pill and wash it down.
139. Take ten percent of your gross sales and dedicate it to persistent and consistent marketing. That way you'll never lack for business.
140. Take your business where no business has gone before.
141. Telling is not teaching.
142. Tend to the needs, wants, desires, and goals of your Clients, and that will allow you to tend to your own needs, wants, desires, and goals.
143. Ten hands working can do far more than a thousand (million? billion?) clasped in prayer.
144. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
145. Thank you!
146. That doesn’t make any sense.
147. That’s all, folks!
148. The best way to create a successful long-term business is to put people before short-term profit.
149. The best way to predict the future is to create it.
150. The entertainment value is priceless.
151. The glass can be half empty or half full, depending on your needs and goals.
152. The Lord takes care of those who take care of themselves.
153. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
154. The Maytag repairman knows what he’s doing.
155. The more diversity, the better.
156. The only thing I can ever change about another person is their opinion of me. That is accomplished by my actions and my attitude.
157. The person responding with profanity or name-calling has no legitimate response.
158. The rest is history.
159. There are two ways to break into a market that already is occupied by other companies: (1) be better, and (2) be cheaper.
160. There will be some people who simply don't like you because you are tall, or you have big ears, or you have blond hair, or you have white skin, or you have hazel eyes, or you have big feet, or you are the wrong religion, or you love the wrong person, or you don't believe like they do, or.... Don't worry about them. The Lord will take care of you, and them.
161. There’s nothing wrong with being wrong as long as you make it right.
162. There’s nothing wrong with making a mistake as long as you learn from it.
163. There's nothing wrong with white space.
164. Think!
165. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.
166. Thou shalt not start fires.
167. Times change.
168. To each his own.
169. Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM)
170. Treat everyone nicely, and you’ll be treated nicely.
171. Try to treat everyone with respect. You’ll win more friends that way.
172. We'll just have to agree to disagree on that.
173. What works for someone else might not work for you.
174. What you put into it is what you’ll get out of it.
175. Whatever industry you’re in, take care of your business first. The industry will take care of itself.
176. When life gives you a lemon, make some lemonade.
177. When times change, change with them.
178. When you have a customer, customer service is not done until your customer dies, and then you go to the funeral and get all his friends, family, and business associates as customers.
179. Work it. Work it. Work it.
180. Work on your English.
181. You are a pot of gold!
182. You are crazy, crazy, crazy.
183. You can pay me to be on my list, or you can simply provide a discount to my Clients and get on my list for free. Your choice.
184. You convey through your facial expressions, body language, and vocal inflections what you are thinking and feeling.
185. You could be wrong.
186. You don’t have to know everything about everything, but at least know something about everything.
187. You get what you pay for!
188. You have fun now, you hear?
189. You have to spend money to make money.
190. You learned something today.
191. You snooze, you lose.
192. You’ll be sorry.
193. You’re a glutton for punishment.
194. You’re flying on a wing and a prayer, and your wing is broken and your prayer’s not being answered.
195. You’re welcome!
196. You will succeed if you help others succeed.
197. Your mileage might vary.
198. Zeroes are for zeroes.