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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.

Seth Godin

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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Life Lunch Work
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
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
The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.
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Doing Habit More Practice
More than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
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Citizens Thinking Watches
People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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About People Talking Yourself
Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don’t.
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Marketing Motivation People
Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.
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Employee Followers Leader
Do your art. But don’t wreck your art if it doesn’t lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.
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Art Tragedy Wrecks
Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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Asking Change Forgiveness Permission
The less people know, the more they yell.
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Communication Knows People
If you’re not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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Better Get World
Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.
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Funny Map Waiting
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
The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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Bases Firsts Matter
Good enough’ stopped being good enough a long time ago. so why not be great?
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Enough Long Mediocrity Time

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