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| MK's Words of Wisdom/ 6 Most Important Things List |
| Back around the turn of the century, Ivy Lee, a renowned efficiency expert, promised the president of Bethlehem Steel that he could increase corporate efficiency and sales within ninety days - if he were given a chance to meet with each executive. Lee asked them to list, in order of priority, the six most important things they had to do the next day; any tasks not completed were to be added to the following day's list. Three months later, the company president was so pleased with the results he sent Lee a check for $35,000, a huge sum at the time. Writing a daily list of things to do is one of the smartest things I ever learned to done. The beauty of lists is that they require you to write things down. If you trust everything to memory, you may never get around to doing even a well thoughtout task. I value my six-most-important-things-to-do list so much it has been passed on to every Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. It is even implemented in the datebook our Company makes available to Consultants. Once you work it into your routine, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Try it for ninety days, and see for yourself. -Mary Kay Ash |
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