As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
SETH GODINMore than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Own your dreams. There is no better way to make them happen.
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You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
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As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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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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Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person’s shoes. There’s no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences.
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Too often, the person who wrecks our work is us.
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Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.
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As soon as we associate reading with a test, we’ve missed the point.
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People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
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Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that is creative, passionate and personal. Art is the unique work of a human being created to touch another. Art is created to have an impact, to change someone else.
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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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Build it, and they will come” only works in the movies. Social Media is a “build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.
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Two elements of successful leadership: a willingness to be wrong and an eagerness to admit it.
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You can be right or you can have empathy. You can’t do both.
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