Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.
SETH GODINThere’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.
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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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Ideas that spread win.
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The only way to get what you’re worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.
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Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
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Just because something is easy to measure doesn’t mean it’s important.
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Soon is not as good as now.
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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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Keep starting until you finish.
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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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Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.
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As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.
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Build it, and they will come” only works in the movies. Social Media is a “build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.
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