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.
SETH GODINMake a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently.
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Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable.
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The Cul-de-Sac ( French for “dead end” ) … is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes
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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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Who you hang out with determines what you dream about and what you collide with. And the collisions and the dreams lead to your changes. And the changes are what you become. Change the outcome by changing your circle.
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Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.
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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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You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it’s getting raised regardless.
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A book is a souvenir of an idea.
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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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Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
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The myth that the CEO is going to discover you and nurture you and ask you to join her for lunch is just that, a Hollywood myth.
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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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Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.
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An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.
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