No one has ever built a statue to a critic, it’s true. On the other hand, it’s only the people with statues that get pooped on by birds flying by.
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More Seth Godin Quotes
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People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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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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Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.
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Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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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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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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Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
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Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.
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When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?
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One 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.
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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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Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.
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The goal of a marketing interaction isn’t to close the sale, any more than the goal of a first date is to get married. No, the opportunity is to move forward, to earn attention and trust and curiosity and conversation.
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Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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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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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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Denigrating art you don’t understand doesn’t hurt the art – it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
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There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
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Figure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.
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When you put your ideas in the world, then, and only then, do you know if they’re real.
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You don’t launch a popular blog, you build one.
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Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.
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Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
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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 public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.
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