Bo Bennett's Quotes

Peeves do not make very good pets.

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

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

Value people on their potential, not on their history.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have.

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.

Traditional investment vehicles such as IRAs, CDs, stocks and bonds do have their place, but for the rich, they are used more as temporary storage facilities rather than life-long homes.

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.

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.

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.

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?

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

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.

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

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

Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.

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'.

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

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.

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.

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

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

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

As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.

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.

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

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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