The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you’re with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.
SETH GODINThe 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.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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If you’re not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.
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A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.
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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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Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
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The tiny cost of failure…is dwarfed by the huge cost of not trying.
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Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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Just because the tide is out, doesn’t mean there is less water in the ocean.
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Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it’s not just a record, it’s a movement.
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Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.
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Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
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The best way to be missed when you’re gone is to stand for something when you’re here.
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Not changing your strategy merely because you’re used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.
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Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.
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Art is a personal act of courage.
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