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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.

Seth Godin

Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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Leadership Motivational Running
Your generosity is more important than your perfection.
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Generosity Humor Perfection
There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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Execution Great Idea Ideas
Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.
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Focused Generous Relentlessly
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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Alternatives Needs Old Things
Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.
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Fear Inspirational Smart Successful
Own your dreams. There is no better way to make them happen.
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Dream Happens Way
Go 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.
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Decision Mistakes Sweat
I don’t think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible.
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Believe Games Rules Thinking
As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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Long Please Want
Either you defend the status quo, or you invent the future.
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Future Invent Status Quo
If you try to delight the undelightable, you’ve made yourself miserable for no reason.
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Delight Miserable Trying
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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Jester Needs People Roles
Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn’t work.
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Lesson Making Mistakes
So sure, start with a slogan. But don’t bother wasting any time on it if you’re merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead.
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Aim Bother Catchy
We’re all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid.
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Born Creative Littles

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