Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot easier to launch work that matters.
SETH GODINThe Cul-de-Sac ( French for “dead end” ) … is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes
More Seth Godin Quotes
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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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People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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People get good gigs because they stand up….You don’t get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. 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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Our job is obvious: we need to get out of the way, shine a light, and empower a new generation to teach itself and to go further and faster than any generation ever has.
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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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Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
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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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How was your day?’ is a question that matters a lot more than it seems.
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In a long distance race, everyone gets tired. The winner is the runner who figures out where to put the tired, figures out how to store it away until after the race is over. Sure, he’s tired. Everyone is. That’s not the point. The point is to run.
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Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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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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Why waste a sentence saying nothing?
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Art is a personal act of courage.
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Being an artist isn’t a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It’s an attitude we can all adopt. It’s a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things, you’re an artist.
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Not changing your strategy merely because you’re used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.
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Ideas that spread win.
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Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.
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Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission
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Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.
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Positive thinking doesn’t guarantee results, all it offers is something better than negative thinking.
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If you hear my idea and dont believe it , thats not your fault its mine.
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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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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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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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