The myth that the CEO is going to discover you and nurture you and ask you to join her for lunch is just that, a Hollywood myth.
SETH GODINThe essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell their friends.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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As you’ve probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.
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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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Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.
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The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified… and pick yourself.
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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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You can be right or you can have empathy. You can’t do both.
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We fail when we give up too soon.
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If I fail more than you do, I win.
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The best creative solutions don’t come from finding good answers to the questions that are presented… They come from inventing new questions!
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The problem with taking offense is that it’s really hard to figure out what to do with it after you’re done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
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How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?
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Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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A brand that stands for what all brands stand for stands for nothing much.
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How was your day?’ is a question that matters a lot more than it seems.
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Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.
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As our society gets more complex and our people get more complacent, the role of the jester is more vital than ever before. Please stop sitting around. We need you to make a ruckus.
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Figure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.
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Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.
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Social Networking that matters is helping people archive their goals. Doing it reliably and repeatability so that over time people have an interest in helping you achieve your goals.
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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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Too often, the person who wrecks our work is us.
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Are you copying others? People won’t pay extra for that. You won’t be followed for that.
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If you wait until there is another case study in your industry, you will be too late!
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Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.
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The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact – sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.
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The tiny cost of failure…is dwarfed by the huge cost of not trying.
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