The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.
SETH GODINGo ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn’t work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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There’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.
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If you want to be a leader, go lead
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At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you’ll never begin.
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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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Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
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Who you hang out with determines what you dream about and what you collide with. And the collisions and the dreams lead to your changes. And the changes are what you become. Change the outcome by changing your circle.
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Before you tell yourself you have no right to invent this or improve that, remind yourself that the person before you had no right either, but did it anyway.
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Just because the tide is out, doesn’t mean there is less water in the ocean.
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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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The less people know, the more they yell.
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You are not your resume, you are your work.
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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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Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
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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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