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The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

Seth Godin

People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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About People Talking Yourself
Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
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Differentiation Impact Noise
People get good gigs because they stand up….You don’t get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.
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Business Gigs Mind Own People
As you’ve probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.
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Great Work Uncomfortable
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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Jobs Learning Light
Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
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Hills Moles Mountain
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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Giving Opportunity Permission Someone Waiting
Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it’s not a plan. It’s a version of waiting and hoping.
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Fine Plans Waiting
People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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Business Entrepreneur People
The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission
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Organization People Smart
Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.
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Belief Believe Brilliant Happen
You are not your resume, you are your work.
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Business Inspiring Motivational
The enemy of creativity… is fear. We’re all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid. A surprising insight: an enemy of fear is creativity. Acting in a creative way generates action, and action persuades the fear to lighten up.
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Acting Creative Creativity Enemy Generate
How was your day?’ is a question that matters a lot more than it seems.
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Day Matter More Seems
Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.
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Jobs Passion Peace
Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
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Believe People Way

The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

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