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.
SETH GODINOne bad review doesn’t ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.
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Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.
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Teamwork’ is the word that bosses use when they actually mean ‘Do what I say’
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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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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.
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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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Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you male, but about the stories you tell.
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You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.
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The less people know, the more they yell.
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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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As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
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More than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
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Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn’t work.
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If you can raise money, you’re never going to have trouble getting a job.
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The key to success is to find a way to stand out–to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.
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