Just as we don’t spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.
SETH GODINIf you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Your drudgery is another person’s delight. It’s only a job if you treat it that way. The privilege to do our work, to be in control of the promises we make and the things we build, is something worth cherishing.
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People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.
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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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You don’t launch a popular blog, you build one.
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The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact – sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.
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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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I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.
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Don’t create for the masses. Create for the people who are your kind of weird.
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The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.
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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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Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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The less people know, the more they yell.
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Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.
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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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If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.
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The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.
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Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.
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In a race, sooner or later there’s a moment that separates the winner from those who don’t win. That instant is your chance, the moment you’ve been waiting for.
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Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.
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Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.
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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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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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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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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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Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.
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