BookSmart Quotes

“If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“If you don’t know why you’d hire you, neither will they.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Life is like playing musical chairs –– you never know when the music will stop.” ~”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“When you tolerate mediocrity, you get more of it.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Being frugal doesn’t mean slashing your spending or depriving yourself of things that you enjoy. It means knowing the value of a dollar and making every effort to spend it wisely.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“You send a message by what you say and what you do. If words aren’t supported with consistent actions, they will ring hollow.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“There’s more to life than increasing its speed.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“People who are frugal understand the value of a dollar and make informed and thoughtful decisions. People who are cheap try to spend as little money as possible.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Your life is determined by the sum of the choices that YOU make.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“We’ve become so addicted to instant gratification that we’re blind to the impact it has on our lives.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Checking items off a to-do list doesn’t determine progress; focusing on your priorities is what counts.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“It’s not that there’s not enough time…the time needed was spent doing something else.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Measuring progress is often like watching grass grow. While it’s difficult to detect movement on a daily basis, it’s simple to see growth over time.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Although the costs of not delegating may be invisible, the price that you pay is real.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Moments, rather than possessions, are the true treasures of life.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Keeping score, in friendships, is a losing game.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Achieving success is hard; staying successful is even harder.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Moments don’t last forever, but their memories do.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Without trust, no company can ever hope for excellence.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“There are simply no shortcuts in the long run.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“The next time someone says, ‘The odds are against you,’ remember: If you don’t try, you forfeit the opportunity.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“The only way an annoyance can bring you down is if you let it.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Feedback is helpful and constructive; criticism is hurtful and damaging.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Follow your conscience. Sleep well.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Honest people never fear the truth.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Don’t wait until you desperately need a social network to begin developing one.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“People stop trying when there’s no benefit for being exceptional and no consequence for being mediocre.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Start doing more by doing less.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“We place artificial demands on ourselves that undermine our happiness. These demands force us to work harder and harder to cross a finish line that keeps moving.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness