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.
SETH GODINNot adding value is the same as taking it away.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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A brand that stands for what all brands stand for stands for nothing much.
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There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?
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The person who fails the most wins.
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As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.
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Are you copying others? People won’t pay extra for that. You won’t be followed for that.
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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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One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you’re in the room… Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you’re not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.
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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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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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Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn’t work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.
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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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As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
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