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Do your art. But don’t wreck your art if it doesn’t lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.

Seth Godin

A book is a souvenir of an idea.
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Book Ideas
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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Ability Art Book Dot Teacher
Just as we don’t spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.
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Blogger Funny Thoughtful Worry
If I fail more than you do, I win.
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Failing More Winning
So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.
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Long Matter Tests
There’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.
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Differences Settling Starting
Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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Leadership Motivational Running
If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.
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Artist Creativity might
Denigrating art you don’t understand doesn’t hurt the art – it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
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Art Hurt Learn Willingness
Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it’s not just a record, it’s a movement.
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Music Powerful Record
Your best customers are worth far more than your average customers.
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Average Business Customers
When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?
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Believe Entrepreneur Jobs
Positive thinking doesn’t guarantee results, all it offers is something better than negative thinking.
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Guarantees Negative Positive Thinking
The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.
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Competition Requirements Way
Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.
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Business Customer Loyal Motivational
The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.
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Character Mind Squares

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