I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.
The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.
I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice.