Just saying yes because you can’t bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.
SETH GODINBe bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn’t work.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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The big win is when you refuse to settle for average or mediocre.
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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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People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.
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Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
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If you can raise money, you’re never going to have trouble getting a job.
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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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If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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You don’t need more time in your day. You need to decide.
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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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Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.
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The best favors are worth doing for the doing, not because we’ll ever get paid back appropriately.
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The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.
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Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.
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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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Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
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