God's Way Is Still the Best Way by Zig Ziglar

Author:Zig Ziglar
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, General
ISBN: 9781418577322
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2007-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

MARY KAY ASH

Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

—PROVERBS 3:3

When Mary Kay Ash founded her cosmetics company, she wanted to create something that would give women a real opportunity for career stability and growth. She had experienced discrimination (the opposite of kindness) in her own career, so she was totally committed to demonstrating kindness to women by making positive changes for women in the business world.

Before she started Mary Kay Cosmetics, on at least two different occasions Mary Kay trained men who were later promoted over her. When she started Mary Kay Cosmetics, she determined she would do it differently and initiated a philosophy that was effective and innovative.

From the beginning, she taught that she wanted her consultants and directors to put God first, family second, and Mary Kay Cosmetics third in order of priority. This put the lives of the women in the organization in proper perspective.

Benefiting from the leadership of Mary Kay and her son, who was a truly remarkable marketing administrator, Mary Kay Cosmetics has experienced phenomenal growth. The signature Mary Kay pink automobiles can be seen not only in every city in America, but in places around the world. When you talk to a Mary Kay representative, you discover someone who is genuinely excited and grateful for the opportunity she has been given. Not only are Mary Kay representatives generally committed, loyal, and devoted to the company and its products, but their income is off the charts in the world of sales.

Mary Kay learned the hard way what John J. Eagan of American Cast Iron Pipe Company had always known: if you sell your company stock, you lose control of the way your business is conducted. Mary Kay took her company public—and then had to buy it all back at an incredible cost when it was apparent that the company was no longer going to be run the way she had intended it to be run: with Christ at the center.

I had the privilege of being a close friend of Mary Kay Ash, and her kindness played a major role in my career when she opened the door for me to speak to her consultants and directors. She invited me to address regional meetings all across the nation as well as national meetings on several occasions. For that kindness I have always been grateful.

Mary Kay used what she was blessed with to bless others. Her husband, Mel, died of cancer in 1980, and the experience of witnessing his physical pain and grieving his death prompted her to found the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation in 1996. The foundation funds scientific research with the goal of ending cancers that primarily target women. The foundation also promotes a program called Break the Silence™, which brings attention to domestic violence and contributes millions to women’s shelters annually.

Because of Mary Kay’s Christian faith, countless numbers of her employees were the beneficiaries of her extraordinary kindness. Many

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