“Write about just one thing, I have said, and there is wisdom in this advice...And yet, there is wisdom also in William Sloanes contrary observation: Almost all effective writing above the level of the soup can turns out to be about quite a lot of things fused or laced or linked together.” WritingSaidTogetherTurnsLevelsOne ThingAdviceContraryObservationJust OneSoupLinked Author:Lucy Calkins
“I learned one thing from De Niro: He taught me to listen. Nobody says anything strictly from the script. It's improvised. It was the best piece of advice I have ever gotten in my life. It has helped me through the past thirty years.” YearsPastPiecesOne ThingAdviceTaughtScriptsThirtySay AnythingThirty YearsDe Niro Author:Cathy Moriarty
“So my advice to startups in this particular category is if you’re going to put your product in beta - put your business model in beta with it. Far too often we are too product focused and not business-model focused. That’s one thing I definitely would have done differently with JotSpot.” IfsDoneOne ThingAdviceParticularProductsModelsFocusedCategoriesBusiness ModelsBeta Author:Joe Kraus
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous businesspeople for advice.” NeedsPersonsSaidNumbersOne ThingHeardAdviceWillingHabitConversationContactUncomfortableResolveSuccess In LifeAttempting Author:Tim Ferriss
“Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.” IfsWorldGivingHardHelpingInspirationFatherGoalGenerationsOne ThingAdviceNeededLifetimeLooking BackLiving My LifeBetter PlaceGiving BackSetting GoalsCharitableCharitable Giving Author:Ted Turner
“What I'm interested in watching is to make sure that they give the right advice now to the contestants who are going forward because, you know, it's one thing just to criticize but you've got to also give, you know, good advice which is going to help them. Overall, I think they're a good panel.” ThinkingKnowsGivingHelpingOne ThingAdviceCriticizeGood AdviceContestants Author:Simon Cowell
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having. He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperienced in such matters, shall pay with his savings for proving the falsity of their opinions.” MatterGivenPayOpinionWatchesOne ThingAdviceProveSavingSavingsFalsityRichest Man In Babylon Book:The Richest Man in Babylon Source: The Richest Man in Babylon
“The best piece of advice I ever received about being a writer came from my brother Lee. I was just starting out and he told me that if I wanted to have a long career, I had to be versatile, that I shouldn't just think of myself in one way, because there would come a time when maybe that one thing wasn't working out for me - and I'd still want to earn a living as a writer.” IfsThinkingWayWantLongStillsWantedCareersPiecesOne ThingAdviceBrotherStartingWork OutOne WayMy BrotherStarting OutVersatileLong Careers Author:Tod Goldberg