If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon Po Bronson More Quotes by Po Bronson More Quotes From Po Bronson There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice. Po Bronson spiritual inspiring positive Who you are is more important than what you do. The goal is to bring what you do in alignment with who you are, so you don’t end up being someone you don’t want to be. Po Bronson important goal want The virtue of losing is we get used to the fact that competing and to lose doesn't kill you. It just makes you stronger. It just helps you get used to it. Po Bronson stronger losing helping We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own you. Po Bronson mistake moving needs I'm convinced that business success in the future starts with the question, What should I do with my life? Yes, that's right.... People don't succeed by migrating to a "hot" industry (one word: dotcom) or by adopting a particular career-guiding mantra (remember "horizontal careers"?). They thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are--and connecting that to work that they truly love (and, in so doing, unleashing a productive and creative power that they never imagined). Po Bronson careers creative people I think when a reader reads a whole book - which takes six to ten hours - that’s kind of a gift to the author. The gift of close, undivided attention. To who else do we listen so closely for eight straight hours? And when readers give that gift to me, I’m grateful for it. Po Bronson grateful book thinking Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in some cases, to just realize it doesn't matter whether I win or lose here at all. Po Bronson energy winning mean As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things. Po Bronson ive-learned inspirational people We've all lost something along the way. Po Bronson struggle loss way A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust. Po Bronson seducing pieces writing A surgeon might want to be the best surgeon in Manhattan, but out on Long Island on the weekend, not care at all how he is on the tennis courts or on the Ping-Pong table. Even turning your competitiveness off when it's appropriate, when other people are not being competitive, to recognize that social circumstance and, you know, cool it. That's a crucial competitive skill. Po Bronson weekend long people There's a powerful transformative effect when you surround yourself with like-minded people. Peer pressure is a great thing when it helps you accomplish your goals instead of distracting you from them. Po Bronson accomplish-your-goals powerful people A conventional ‘success’ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions. I’d like to suggest an alternative ‘success’ story – one where, with each next, the protagonist is closer to finding that spot where he’s no longer held back by his heart, and he explodes with talent, and his character blossoms, and the gift he has to offer the world is apparent. Po Bronson alternatives heart character But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you. Po Bronson mind heart watches There was a culture that came out of the self-esteem movement which was don't anybody keep track of the goals. The kids keep track, but nobody keep track of the goals because we don't want the kids to have the experience of losing. And in depriving them losing, thinking it scarred them to lose, we made losing so taboo, so unspeakable, that we instead made losing more scary to kids, not less scary. Po Bronson track kids thinking I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in. Po Bronson support business believe Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss. Po Bronson awe-inspiring bliss has-beens I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me. Po Bronson changing-the-world want world Women are very good at judging the risk and don't want to waste time with losing. So not that they're not as competitive, and certainly once they're in the race they're every bit as competitive, but they make that choice to compete in a more calculated way sensitive to the odds. Po Bronson risk choices judging Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will listen. Tons of people talk about books they want to write. Far fewer are those who actually complete that vision. Don’t be a talker. Po Bronson writing book people
