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Seth Godin

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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Bird Hands People
So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.
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Long Matter Tests
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.
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Blogger Funny Thoughtful Worry
If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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Eight Position States
Not changing your strategy merely because you’re used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.
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Starting Strategy Used
You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training.
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Gold Training Winning
The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.
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Jobs Life Motivational
Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
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Art Ideas Leadership
Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
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Defending Exhausting Mediocrity
You don’t make art after you become an artist. You become an artist by ceaselessly making art.
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Art Life Motivational
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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Delight Jobs Promise
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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Better Done Offense Problem Tables
Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn’t work.
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Clever Marketing People
People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.
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Differences People Waiting
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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Criticism Honor Ruins
We fail when we give up too soon.
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Failing Giving Giving Up

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