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.
SETH GODINAs creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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As you’ve probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.
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Learning is not watching a video, learning is taking action and seeing what happens.
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The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.
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The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
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You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training.
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Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
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A book is a souvenir of an idea.
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Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.
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The problem with taking offense is that it’s really hard to figure out what to do with it after you’re done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
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People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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Go ahead, do something impossible.
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If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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Being an artist isn’t a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It’s an attitude we can all adopt. It’s a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things, you’re an artist.
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At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you’ll never begin.
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