--- title: "1 Just Compete Quotes By Po Bronson" description: "1 Just Compete quotes by Po Bronson. Plus more from Po Bronson and more Just Compete sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png" --- > [Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in some cases, to just realize it doesn't matter whether I win or lose here at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-to-compete-hard-but-to/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png) ## More by Po Bronson > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/curiosity-is-a-raw-and-genuine-sign-from-deep-inside-our-tangled/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [“Darling found that permissive parents don’t actually learn more about their child’s lives. “Kids who go wild and get in trouble mostly have parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/darling-found-that-permissive-parents-don-t-actually-learn-more-about/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/it-s-not-easy-it-s-not-supposed-to-be-easy-most-people-make-mistakes/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/but-i-d-rather-help-than-watch-i-d-rather-have-a-heart-than-a-mind-i/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [I learned that it was in hard times that people usually changed the course of their life; in good times, they frequently only talked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/i-learned-that-it-was-in-hard-times-that-people-usually-changed-the/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/it-surprises-me-how-often-we-hold-ourselves-back-until-we-have-no/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/a-conventional-success-story-is-one-where-with-each-next-the/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/i-used-to-use-business-to-make-money-but-i-ve-learned-that-business/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/there-s-a-powerful-transformative-effect-when-you-surround-yourself/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [The virtue of losing is we get used to the fact that competing and to lose doesn't kill you. It just makes you stronger.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/the-virtue-of-losing-is-we-get-used-to-the-fact-that-competing-and-to/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/love-that-has-been-tested-is-far-more-awe-inspiring-than-love-that/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/as-i-get-older-i-ve-learned-to-listen-to-people-rather-than-accuse/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [There was a culture that came out of the self-esteem movement which was don't anybody keep track of the goals. The kids keep track,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/there-was-a-culture-that-came-out-of-the-self-esteem-movement-which/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [“Parents often fail to address early childhood lying, since the lying is almost innocent—their child’s too young to know what lies are, or that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/parents-often-fail-to-address-early-childhood-lying-since-the-lying/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) > [You know, kids need to feel like they're not being drowned out by superior competitors and they'll make that connection that, with a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/you-know-kids-need-to-feel-like-they-re-not-being-drowned-out-by/) [Po Bronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/po-bronson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-compete/po-bronson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Just Compete Quotes By Po Bronson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in some cases, to just realize it doesn't matter whether I win or lose here at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Po Bronson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/po-bronson/good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-to-compete-hard-but-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy…” — Po Bronson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-compete/po-bronson/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-compete/po-bronson/", "name": "Just Compete Quotes by Po Bronson", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-compete/po-bronson/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/po-bronson-14479_energy_good-competitive-skills-means-not-just-t_1125895.png" }, "description": "1 Just Compete quotes by Po Bronson. 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