Po Bronson famous quotes

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

#Goal #Important #Want

There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.
-- Po Bronson

#Suicidal #Voice #Sound

If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon
-- Po Bronson

#Giving #Want #Too Much

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

#Book #Grateful #Thinking

As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.
-- Po Bronson

#Inspirational #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

#Character #Heart #Stories

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.
-- Po Bronson

#Writing #Pieces #Seducing

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

#Business #Believe #Support

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

#Heart #Mind #Needs

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

#Powerful #People #Goal

We've all lost something along the way.
-- Po Bronson

#Struggle #Loss #Way

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

#Book #Writing #Worry

Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being trapped in a room for ten hours with those characters. Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters you’ve created? Your characters can be loveable, or they can be evil, but they’d better be compelling. If not, your reader will be bored and leave.
-- Po Bronson

#Book #Reading #Character

Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.
-- Po Bronson

#Children #Keys #Discipline

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 #People #Creative

The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.
-- Po Bronson

#Differences #Discipline #Choices

I learned that it was in hard times that people usually changed the course of their life; in good times, they frequently only talked about change. Hard times forced them to overcome the doubts that normally gave them pause.It surprised me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.
-- Po Bronson

#Hard Times #People #Choices

People thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are - and connecting that to work that they truly love .
-- Po Bronson

#Work #People #Thrive

Anytime you exhaust yourself trying to relax, that's active leisure.
-- Po Bronson

#Relaxation #Trying #Leisure

It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.
-- Po Bronson

#Choices #Surprise #Surprise Me

Obese kids watch no more television than kids who aren't obese. All the thin kids watch massive amounts of television, too. There is no statistical correlation between obesity and media use, period.
-- Po Bronson

#Children #Kids #Media

How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whether the mom responds.
-- Po Bronson

#Mom #Mother #Children

Books have been my classroom and my confidant. Books have widened my horizons. Books have comforted me in my hardest times. Books have changed my life.
-- Po Bronson

#Book #Horizon #Classroom

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.
-- Po Bronson

#Want #World #Changing The World

Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the direction it points us in.
-- Po Bronson

#Psych #Tangled #Curiosity

Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is blocked.
-- Po Bronson

#Giving Up #Goal #Path

Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines.
-- Po Bronson

#Life #Passion #Volunteer

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

Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot. But they’re both great.
-- Po Bronson

#Book #Lists #Certain

‎It's not easy. It's not supposed to be easy. Most people make mistakes. Most people have to learn the hardest lessons more than once.
-- Po Bronson

#Mistake #People #Lessons

Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.
-- Po Bronson

#Inspirational #Life #Successful