As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
SETH GODINYou can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.
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When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?
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Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it’s not a plan. It’s a version of waiting and hoping.
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Make more decisions. That’s the only way to get better at it.
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Soon is not as good as now.
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Debt creates stress, stress creates behaviors that don’t lead to happiness.
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I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.
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Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.
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Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.
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The best favors are worth doing for the doing, not because we’ll ever get paid back appropriately.
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We know what you want to accomplish… The real question is, ‘what are you willing to push through the dip for?’ What are you willing to stand up for, bleed for, commit to and generally be unreasonable about? Because that’s what’s going to actually get done.
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You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it’s getting raised regardless.
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Nine years of experience is very different from one year of experience, nine times.
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Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot easier to launch work that matters.
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When you put your ideas in the world, then, and only then, do you know if they’re real.
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Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable.
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Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.
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As soon as we associate reading with a test, we’ve missed the point.
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Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
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We fail when we give up too soon.
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Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.
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As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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The big win is when you refuse to settle for average or mediocre.
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One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you’re in the room… Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you’re not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.
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The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.
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If you can raise money, you’re never going to have trouble getting a job.
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