#advice

Look for patterns, and then ask why those patterns exist. ↗

— Debra Kaye

#creative-thinking #future #innovation #business

I have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get, and that you know right away would help you, but that you cannot follow. ↗

— Holly Lisle

#attitude #frustration #humor #attitude

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. ↗

— Dimebag Darrell

#book #dad #ever #i #play

Her father sat her down and spoke to her with great seriousness. "You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world, and some of it is wholesome, and some of it is not, but it is a thing that is in the blood, and it is not in yours. "The foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful," he said, and she knew this was true. Plain Kate. She was a plain as a stick and thin as a stick and flat as a stick. Her nose was too long and her brows too strong. Her father kissed her twice, once above each brow. "We cannot help what fools think. But understand, it is your skill with a blade that draws this talk. If you want to give up your carving, you have my blessing." "I will never give it up," she answered. ↗

— Erin Bow

#appearence #daughter #determination #father #looks

The best way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas. ↗

— Linus Pauling

#creative-thinking #ideas #innovation #business

It is critical to learn how to listen for what is not being said. ↗

— Debra Kaye

#future-prediction #ideas #innovation #business

You'll never make a fortune working for the boss man ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#boss #business-advice #career-ladder #fortune #wealth

It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late. ↗

— Wendelin Van Draanen

#character #deep #fact #life #love

Business after all is a form of warfare; you bring all your available weapons to bear. If you don't you're a fool. ("Jane Brown's Body") ↗

— Cornell Woolrich

#business-advice #business

Know this about yourself: there is only one reason professional salespeople lose orders-- they are outsold. ↗

— Jim Holden

#business-advice #sales #sales-advice #sales-training #business